Monthly Archive: August 2010

Research & Development? Whats that?

Hi! I’m Philipp, Lead Programmer of Rough Sea Games’ Research & Development department. And when I mention this, I often hear things like “R&D? Oh, you’re the Tools-Guy” … or … “Ah, so you do all the stuff nobody else likes to do”. Well, it seems to me as if …

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Some facts about Usability – and why you should care about it

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The research field of human-computer interaction, which also includes explorations of the interaction with digital games, has put forth two main concepts which contribute to a user-centered design: Usability and User Experience. First of all, I would like to introduce you to the essential ideas that are concealed behind the …

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