Research, UX Audit, & Heuristic Evals:

• I performed UX audits for multiple titles with detailed documentation to inform design work moving forward.

• I conducted a thorough analysis and a heuristic evaluation of existing systems and features for this unannounced title.
  
  

Player-Driven Design & Player Surveys:

• I used several methods to involve Devs/Players in the design process to reach an optimal foundation for various features/systems.

• I created internal surveys to understand Player archetypes and document play styles and expectations with new and existing designs.

• The collected data/insights significantly improved the current features and helped shape the creation of new features.

• Collaborated with the User Research department on the surveys we sent to external Players.
  
  

Experience Architecture & Flowcharts:

• I designed and maintained a living, interactive architecture map of the game, from launching to actively playing the various modes.

• I also created several interactive flowcharts in Miro to verify and test designs.
  
  

Usability Exercises & Sorting Tasks:

• I successfully utilized Miro to design and conduct various methodologies remotely to inform improvements to existing and new systems and features, leading to a smoother design of these systems and components.

• The results of these tasks influenced information architecture, flow, button mappings, flat and diegetic interactions, component placement/states, and more.
  
  

Player-Driven Scenarios, Stories, and Flow:

• Ideated and iterated on various menus, designs, and features. Maintaining simple, elegant wireframes with a splash of detail to communicate appropriate feedback and messaging.
  
  

Player-Driven Scenarios, Stories, and Flow:

• Gathered Game, Dev, and Player-driven scenarios to develop interactive stories to inform flow, help sell designs, and get buy-in from the team.
  
  

UI Design & Prototypes:

• Ideated and iterated on various menus, designs, and features. Maintaining simple, elegant wireframes with a splash of detail to communicate appropriate feedback and messaging.

• Designed and created interactive prototypes in Adobe XD and Miro and collaborated with our Lead UI Artist and external partners to bring more detailed prototypes in Flash/Unity to life.
  
  

UX Design Direction & Departmental Tasks:

• I provided UX Design direction on many features to UI/UX Designers on our team and with our external partners.

• Reviewed and interviewed several UX candidates and contributed detailed documentation on UI/UX design methodologies, processes, and artifact creation for team review.

Mocks & Theme Exploration:

• I created a few different style mocks to help shape the visual direction and development of the UI.

• I also applied atomic design principles to start fleshing out component libraries using our hifi wires.

I started at Gearbox, working on a different unannounced FPS title with a small team.

While the team was interviewing Art Director candidates, our game director asked me to create an Art/Game Direction deck/pitch for this project in pre-pro.

I made a deck focused on AER (Attention, Engagement, Retention) and how to shape the art, core Player experience, and universe around these principles.