Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With seven decades worth of game development experience combined, Art Usher, Sr. Manager of Content Review at Mojang, Sola Chang, UI/UX at Blizzard, and Ken Lobb, Creative Director at Xbox Game Studios, came together to talk about UX/UI and game design. The presentation features experiences they've had in the game industry, the intricacies of game design, and advice they wish would have known at the beginning of their game development journey.
With seven decades worth of game development experience combined, Art Usher, Sr. Manager of Content Review at Mojang, Sola Chang, UI/UX at Blizzard, and Ken Lobb, Creative Director at Xbox Game Studios, came together to talk about UX/UI and game design. The presentation features experiences they've had in the game industry, the intricacies of game design, and advice they wish would have known at the beginning of their game development journey.
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