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CONTENT-FIRST
DESIGN SECRETS
PRACTICED BY THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
stephanie hay * @steph_hay
Content-First Design Secrets
2 KEY DESIGN
APPROACHES
FROM THE
VIDEO GAME
INDUSTRY
1.!
Nail the
story 鍖rst!
Does your design feel like a conversation?
Content-First Design Secrets
Its the lowest risk way to
design
Content-First Design Secrets
Its the lowest risk way to
design
It starts with what the hero
really needs to win
Content-First Design Secrets
2. Design for
discovery
Do your heroes feel like theyre winning?
http://goo.gl/O6CKDK
Teaching over timenot all
at onceimproves
retention
BORDERLA
NDS
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NDS
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Provide answers in the
moment when users are
most likely to have questions
Teaching over timenot all
at onceimproves
retention
BORDERLA
NDS
Content-First Design Secrets
BORDERLA
NDS
BORDERLA
NDS
CONTENT
DEFINES
STRUCTURE
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Outcomes of !
content-鍖rst design
Lowest risk, lowest cost!
More collaborative design!
Faster approvals + launches!
Higher engagement
BE BRAVE
ENOUGH TO
CHANGE HOW
YOU WORK
the content!
Content-First Design Secrets
CONTENT
PROTOTYPES
Write the conversation we
want to have with users along
each step of their journey
Content-First Design Secrets
Content-First Design Secrets
Content-First Design Secrets
Having real content up-front
meant I could focus on
designing a real experience
right from the start. I wish
wed always worked this
way.  CeCe Chang
CONTENT
DEFINES
STRUCTURE
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Content-First Design Secrets
Content-First Design Secrets
There is no tutorial, no
[prompt] that pops up
on screen, nobody
telling you where youre
going or why.
The storytelling is
purely about the game
experience itself.
Content-First Design Secrets
1.!
Nail the
story 鍖rst!
Does your design feel like a conversation?
2. Design for
discovery
Do your heroes feel like theyre winning?
Content-First Design Secrets
stephanie.hay@
capitalone.com
Thanks, Dawson.
Jenova Chen: https://c2.static鍖ickr.com/4/3314/3235139236_c3f17cf77d.jpg
Journey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)#mediaviewer/File:Journey-PS3-Screenshot.jpg
Journey trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mF8KkDiIdk&feature=kp
James VB crying: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MzCNjlLwFd4/U4oJsbxgMDI/AAAAAAAAKBY/UKDT3ufNk_M/s1600/James-Van-Der-Beek-Crying-On-Dawsons-Creek-Gif.gif
Animal Crossing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPXRAKu-MyQ
credits
Ben & Jerrys: benjerry.com
Happy Cog: happycog.com
FastCustomer: fastcustomer.com
thanks
MoDevUX + Capital One

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