Game Usability: Advancing the Player Experience

Usability is the ease with which people can emply a particular tool in order to achieve a particular goal. Usability refers to a computer program's efficiency or elegance. The topic is of growing interest to game developers, but until now, no comprehensive survey of the range of issues and tactics has been available. Game developers and publishers are extremely busy people, and do not have time to sort through general usability material and figure out what is applicable to what they are doing. This book offers them a comprehensive introduction to usability that is targeted to their needs and interests, with useful reference lists in each chapter for digging more deeply. The book teaches methods, and is also a useful tool for evangelizing usability within game studios and publishing houses.