BEAUTY TOWN
a fashion social game to promote
positive body image
PROJECT INFORMATION
type of work: user & market research | experience & interaction design
client: Dynamo Games
employer: Moving Targets
industry: videogames
dates: June - July 2011
extent of the project: one month full-time for research & reporting + smaller activities
CONTEXT | PROBLEM | BRIEF
OUTPUTS | IMPACT
Study of users’ motivations, expectations, gaming habits, wishes, and dislikes
Analysis of competitors and their game mechanics
Examination of Channel 4’s unique selling points, especially the emotions and intrinsic motivations driving their audience engagement
User experience and interactions: interaction-by-intraction analysis of game mechanics and experience from the perspectives of different users
Identifying gaps and opportunities for improving the users’ experiences
Developing ideas for new in-game challenges and tasks, as well as tweaks to existing mechanics to expand playability