I want to address seven challenges to writing research papers faster in this issue of my writing newsletter (which I am republishing here on Medium). If you want these in your inbox every two weeks, make sure you're subscribed for free here. Or follow me on Twitter. …

In today’s issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that the cognitive processing capabilities of our users are limited to four items in visual working memory (the things we can process at once) and cluttered menus are a consistent problem even in modern AAA game titles. …

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. …