In today’s issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that non-player characters (NPCs) can guide player behaviour by telling them implicitly or explicitly what to do, just pointing in directions, or directly interacting with them. An example of this is the advisor in Civilization VI. Its goal is to…

This is republished from my newsletter on my homepage. In today’s issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that UI animation can trigger player behaviour through the chameleon effect. You do what you see. And an easy way to trigger action is through the animation of interface elements. …

A new newsletter published on Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #11: Progressive Disclosure — This is content mirrored from my website. Welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Each Tuesday, I will send you a tip from the world of UX Research & Design for games. …

A new newsletter published on Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #18: Forgiving Interaction Design — 👉 This is content mirrored from my website. 👈 Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to a fresh new issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Here is a short UX tip, some useful links, and a research finding from the world of UX Research & Design for games. This will…

A new newsletter published on Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday — Issue #18: Forgiving Interaction Design — This is content mirrored from my website. Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to a fresh new issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Here is a short UX tip, some useful links, and a research finding from the world of UX Research & Design for games. This will only take…

A new newsletter published on Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #17: Contextual Prompts — This is content mirrored from my website. Happy Tuesday evening (apologies, I was sick this weekend), and welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Here is a short UX tip, two useful links, and a research finding from the world of UX Research & Design for games. This will only…

A new newsletter published on Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +0000, called The Writing Newsletter #2: 10 issues that will end your academic writing career — This is content mirrored from my website. 10 issues that will end your academic writing career (and how to avoid them) Happy June. Thank you again for subscribing to my Writing Newsletter. Once a month, I am sending you this email with writing tips and updates from the world of my writing course. The following tips will take only a couple of minutes to…

A new newsletter published on Tue, 31 May 2022 12:15:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #16: Assess Prior Knowledge — This is content mirrored from my website. The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #16: Assess Prior Knowledge Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Here is a short UX tip, two useful links, and a research finding from the world of UX Research & Design for games.

A new newsletter published on Tue, 24 May 2022 11:15:00 +0000, called The Acagamic Tip Tuesday #15: Sixth Sense — This is content mirrored from my website. Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday. Here is a short UX tip, two useful links, and a research finding from the world of UX Research & Design for games. This will only take a few minutes to read. Game UX Tip of the Week