Sheri Graner Ray is no stranger to the game industry or game designers. She has been making games since 1990, is the author of Gender Inclusive Game Design - Expanding the Market, a co-founder of the ...

The Serious Games Tutorials will take place throughout the spring and early summer of 2007 in several different locations around North America: "Serious games is a growing field with many unique ...

Tutorials are supposed to help you, right? They ease you into a game’s systems and give you a fighting chance before things get tough. But sometimes, they do the opposite. Whether they’re too rigid or ...

Few video games are entirely self-explanatory. In the early glory days of arcades, instructions were printed on the cabinet around the edges of the screen. When video games came home, many titles were ...

Cameron has been holding a controller for about as long as he can remember, developing a special love for The Elder Scrolls and Halo at a young age. When he isn't playing virtual games, he can most ...

Everyone has a favourite video game tutorial. Maybe it's the first hour of Fallout 3, which quite literally treats you as a baby, teaching you new mechanics at different stages of growth? Perhaps it's ...

In my time on this earth I’ve pledged allegiance to many masters. Learned men and women: Buddhists, dissidents, Jedi. Their words—always measured—tend to echo at critical junctures. Whenever I face ...

Hand-holding in games can detract from the fun and challenge. Some popular games have overly abundant tutorials and guidance. Finding a balance between guidance and freedom is crucial for player ...

As someone who has recently spread her tabletop gaming wings, I’ve certainly taken to searching the internet for tutorial videos for when I get stuck, confused, or lost. Some videos focus more on the ...

Introductions and tutorials are key to drawing players into games and setting them up for success. But game openings have been lackluster in recent months. Already in 2022, games like Dying Light 2 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Of all the many valid reasons I’m still playing The Witcher 3, there’s one that’s not related to the game’s quality. If I put it down for too long, ...

The opposite happens when the interface feels resonant to a player’s language and culture. Curiosity turns into immersion.