Driving creative decision-making in video game development using player data, UX & psychology. MD at @PlayerResearch. 🦋 seb-long.bsky.social
Joined October 2009
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28 Feb 2025
In 2024, Steam users spent just 15% of their time on new games. How can devs dethrone dominant titles?
Join @seb_long at #GDC2025 for ‘Making Player Data Work': 3 roundtables on using player research during pre-prod, production & post-launch.
📍Details: schedule.gdconf.com/speaker/…
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I’m grateful to be growing Player Research, despite the games industry’s challenges. A superb team I couldn’t be prouder of.
30 Nov 2024
A career making games better through data? Brighton, UK and Montreal, Canada. Experienced & early-career roles. Join our team of player research specialists, contributing to the world's best games.
➞ Details playerresearch.com/careers/
#gamedev #gamejobs #gamesUR #playerresearch
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Seb Long retweeted
25 Nov 2024
We're hiring: Games User Researchers in Brighton, UK and Montreal, Canada. Experienced & early-career roles. Come join our team of player research specialists, contributing to the world's best games.
➞ Details playerresearch.com/careers/
#gamedev #gamejobs #gamesUR #playerresearch
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Seb Long retweeted
25 Nov 2024
The finalists for AAA Excellence at the 2024 GAconf accessibility awards are @princeofpersia, @StarWarsOutlaws, @dragonage, @LifeIsStrange and @CallofDuty!
Public vote info on why they were nominated: gaconf.com/gaconf-awards-202…
ALT GAconf Awards 24. AAA Excellence: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age:The Veilguard, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Seb Long retweeted
22 Nov 2024
Valve sets new guidelines for devs selling season passes on Steam
gamedeveloper.com/business/v…
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Seb Long retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Our annual salary survey is live! If you work in games user research, please contribute and share.
Survey: gamesursalarysurvey.com
Previous results: gamesur.com/resources/salary…
🧵Video of our 2023/24 survey results in thread — but go and complete the survey first!
#gamesUR
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Seb Long retweeted
6 Nov 2024
Dates for your calendar!
A series of online talks on games user research, hosted by industry experts!
November 11th through 15th.
Full details at the link including watch party info.
Speaker previews in thread… 🧵
gamesur.com/conference/prese… #gamesUR #gamedev
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Seb Long retweeted
3 Nov 2024
Now that #GAConf is over, I want to share two talks I did from years prior. They aren't about product, but how to your #gamedev team for accessibility.
First up -
Not Like This: Measuring Accessibility Success - youtube.com/watch?v=Oo5cDzI7…
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Seb Long retweeted
this is a nice example of desire pathing, where you accept that the path people naturally wanna take (linguistically or otherwise) is superior to the path you originally designed, and adjust accordingly
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Come join some games UX friends in London this Friday? Panel, mixer, games to try, swish venue….
15 Oct 2024
Announcement! This Friday, Game UI Database will be teaming up with Limit Break to put on a Game UI/UX Panel Mixer at Samsung KX in Kings Cross! Hosted by @studioanisa, with guest panelists @seb_long and @_ikouyo.
Free entry, all welcome! Tickets & Info: lu.ma/77w9gmvu
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Persona director says making beautiful menus is ‘actually really annoying’ trib.al/mVGdRiy
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Seb Long retweeted
25 Sep 2024
Dive into the world of video game accessibility with this limited podcast series 🎧
@stevesaylor spoke with 5 accessibility advocates sharing their perspectives as accessibility specialists, players with disabilities and game developers.
Episode guide 👇 loom.ly/wA1mCyU
ALT Hand drawn podcast cover art in violet, blue and pink tones. Advancing accessibility - limited podcast series presented by Player Research
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Seb Long retweeted
20 Sep 2024
🚨Calling all #gamesUR experts! Submissions for our 2024 #gamesUR Online Speaker Series are open till Friday September 27th!
Whether you’ve led groundbreaking research, faced unique challenges, or have insights to share, we want to hear from you!
Submit: forms.gle/9NYTD9Eukc2xfKHQA
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Seb Long retweeted
13 Sep 2024
Most of the best design advice out there is the most boring.
And usually doesn't involve any shortcuts.
-- Craft takes time
-- Fundamentals > tools
-- Learn from history/books
-- Always be asking "why do I like this or not like this?"
-- Study how to communicate better
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