Alexis "Lexi"

Biglow

ELVTR - UX/UI for gaming

Overview:

A study of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to evaluate UX/UI practices in game. Project was completed as an assignment for ELVTR's Ux/UI design in gaming course.

Task:

UX/UI Design, User Testing

Project Length:

7 Weeks

Tools:

Figma

Challenges:

• Re-design the flow based on user feedback

• Understanding player behavior in game

• Design a game flow that isn't overwhelming to players

UX Design

Player Journey

Paper Prototype & Flow Chart

Paper Prototype

Flow Chart

Wireframe

Iteration

User Notes:

• Add Inventory button to screen

• Map Toggle should be more visible

• Icons added to mini map

UI Style

Mockups

Accesibility Test

Using a color blind test some of the text came up hard to read and color was updated

Updated Mockup

Outcomes:

• Deeper understanding of UX/UI Design Process

• Learned more about player behavior and what that looks like to UX/UI designers

• Put UX/UI practices into game context

Post-mortem:

This project was a great way to dive into UX/UI with game context. Given more time, I would love to use tools like photoshop to go more in depth on this project.