# Celia Hodent

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Celia Hodent: The Gamer’s Brain

Celia Hodent, a Game UX Strategist with a PhD in Psychology, has dedicated 15 years of her career to applying user experience (UX) and cognitive science in product development, particularly in the realm of video games. Her impressive portfolio includes her role as Director of UX at Epic Games fo ...

#13 Celia Hodent - Inside the Gamer’s Brain: Psychology and UX in Gaming

In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Celia Hodent, a pioneer in cognitive psychology and UX design for video games and the author of the influential books "The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design" and "The Psychology of Video Games." We t ...

Episode 32: Celia Hodent

Of Building Bridges, Games Ethics and Psychology How does a gamer’s brain work? There is no better person to answer this question than Celia Hodent. Not only is she the author of multiple books, one with that exact title (The Gamer’s Brain), but she also holds a PhD in psychology, is an accompl ...

VR, narrative design, and the future of technology

We talk about AI, the limitations of VR game design, and whether we'd choose to save a dog over a grandma. This episode's guest is Sarah Chen, a designer and researcher at the independent game developer Studio Chyr. She's also a Rhodes Scholar pursuing a PhD in Psychiatry at the University of O ...

We Must Protect Kids from Lootboxes and FOMO in Games

Join us in this fascinating episode as we sit down with Celia Hodent, cognitive scientist, UX expert, and former UX Director at Epic Games, to explore the psychology behind video games. Known for her groundbreaking work on Fortnite and her insights into the human brain, Celia shares her journey ...

Celia Hodent, UX specialist (Ubisoft Montreal, LucasArts, Epic Games).

Celia Hodent is a French author and former director of user experience at Epic Games. Born in France, she earned her doctorate in psychology in Paris, hoping to become a professional academic. Her childhood love of video games, however, drew her to the games industry, and in 2008 she joined Ubis ...

S1 E1: Using UX Strategy to Put Players First with Celia Hodent, PhD

From her work as UX Director at Epic Games on classics like Fortnite to her widely respected published books on the psychology of video games, UX Strategist and author Celia Hodent, PhD has helped a broad variety of games, gamers, and game developers wrangle the complexity of possibility using c ...

Episode 250 - Celia Hodent - Game UX Consultant

User experience is an under-appreciated but crucial aspect of modern technology and software — particularly in the field of video games, which have to introduce complex ideas without intimidating players. In this week's podcast, Chris is joined by UX Director, Celia Hodent, who put her PhD in ps ...

The AAA UX Framework Indie Devs Never Learn

Former Ubisoft UX director Ruwan Fernando breaks down UX design, UI design, and video game accessibility for indie game developers, and why copying other games hurts your UX.Chapters0:00 - The Real Reason Your Game's UX Matters1:30 - From Indie Studio to Ubisoft, Ruwan's Origin Story4:51 - The B ...

Making Sense of a Chaotic 2026 in Game Dev with Cheryl Platz (Bonus Episode)

This double bonus episode cross-references insights from all 22 veterans from Seasons 1 and 2 against the most recent developments in 2026 to tell the story of how the games industry got here, and how the games industry might learn from the diamonds in the rough to find our way back to thriving. ...