Think about the last time you played a game you loved. You weren't trying to "complete a task" or "finish efficiently." You were playing for the pure pleasure of it. That's the fundamental difference you'll learn as a game UX designer: Designing not for productivity, but for joy.Imagine telling a traditional UX designer that you're going to deliberately slow users down, add obstacles they don't need, and make things harder on purpose. They'd think you're breaking every rule in the book. But in game UX? That approach powers the world's favorite pastime: video games, the most significant player in the entertainment industry, which brings in more than $280 billion a year, more than music and fi...
