{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Steve Bromley - User Research","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog","author_name":"Steve Bromley","author_url":"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"What is Games User Research? - Steve Bromley - User Research","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JaGpv4pDro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/06\/what-is-games-user-research\/\">What is Games User Research?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stevebromley.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/06\/what-is-games-user-research\/embed\/#?secret=JaGpv4pDro\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is Games User Research?&#8221; &#8212; Steve Bromley - User Research\" data-secret=\"JaGpv4pDro\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"I recently wrote a short introduction to Games User Research for PaulOlyslager.com. The article covers topics including why user research is important to games, what are the differences between games and traditional UX research and some common techniques used in games user research. It also includes some links to more information about games user research. [&hellip;]"}