The Psychology of Video Games with Celia Hodent

We chat with Celia Hodent, expert in game UX (user experience) and cognitive psychology previously on games such as Fortnite, Star Wars 1313, and at Ubisoft about:

- What is 'UX'? And the history of UX

- Celias studies in cognitive psychology and journey into the games industry

- How game developers can design games to be more inclusive and accessible

- Biases we have as game developers and how we can avoid them

- The success of Fortnite and the process of playtesting to find UX problems to solve

- Video game addiction, UX dark design patterns, and ethics in games

- Star Wars 1313 prototyping

Celia Hodent - Twitter

Ethical games (Code of Conduct) - Website

Celia Hodent, PhD is an expert in game UX (user experience) and cognitive psychology. She is a consultant, speaker, and acclaimed author of The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design & The Psychology of Video Games.

Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans