10 Reasons Why Every UX/Product/Designer Must Play Games

10 Reasons Why Every

UX/Product/Designer Must Play Games

Video game makers have invented interactive design as we know it.

And 1/7 of the world’s population are enjoying their work.

Source: VentureBeat

Still, many tech professionals do not (yet) play games.

So in case you are waiting for a good reason to start… Here’s 10:

143 Years Experience in Making Interactive Products

There is a lot to learn from the ways games have evolved.

2Gamers Are The Majority

59% of Americans play games, 48% are women. The AVG. age is 36+. Time to catch up!

Source: Statista.com

3Games Are Kings of Engagement

Humanity spends 3 billion hours a week playing games!

Source: VentureBeat

4Games Do Amazing ThingsWith Interfaces

Game: The Division (Ubisoft)

In case you need someUI inspiration.

5Gamification Is Everywhere

Seriously, I can’t even think of a software product with no gamification elements.

6Games Design Users’ Behavior

From social psychology to behavioral economics: It’s all there. And YOU WILL use it in your projects.

7Casual Games

No need to invest hours. 15 minutes a day will set you straight! (at start)

8Games Are A PowerfulEducation Tool

In MinecraftEDU kids learn about probabilities,perimeters and foreign languages. And they love it!

9Everything in the future online is going to look like a

multiplayer game- Eric Schmidt

That’s Google’s former CEO. Take his word for it, and it is already happening.

10Because It’s Goddamn FUN!

And it is your chance to play at work for the sake of research.

www.DoriAdar.comnow go play something