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EA game Spore researched the UX way

Blogger.Iconshock — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:16:58 +0000

To me, there is a fundamental mistake when “interaction” is considered the main goal in videogame testing. Interaction and entertainment are key factors, but the focus should be usability, as it encompasses the former. If you have good usability you can involve the player in emotions; Thus, create a successful game.

Bolt Peters and EA Software undertook a year long testing project for their much talked about game “Spore” with an usability approach in mind. Check this article by Nate Bolt and Tony Tulathimutte for the Boxes and arrows blog to find out all the details of their UX testing approach. Plenty of information and even videos are included. Fantastic post!

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Quake Live now available for Mac

Blogger.Iconshock — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:58:27 +0000

Ops…sorry Mac users, but I just found out that Quake Live, the online web based version of Quake Arena. is now fully available for Mac.

System Requirements:

Mac OSX 10.4 or later
Safari 3.0 or later
You can visit Quake Live here.

Bigger icons in Play Station 3 firmware 3.0

Blogger.Iconshock — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:45:16 +0000

Huge icons come to town in the new firmware for Ps3 game consoles. Mark Wilson from Gizmodo, takes us in a quick tour throughout the new features that arrive to one of the most awesome game consoles in the market. Which game console is your favorite?

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