Here is a list of articles by Game UX designer Maria Meireles; you will find several case studies. Below, you can discover a selection of her articles.
Doom Slayer UX
Analysing the onboarding experience for new players in Doom Eternal
Maria Meireles
The Enjoyable Illusion of User Control and Freedom
Exploring Nielsen’s Heuristic with a game that allows you to rewrite the rules
Maria Meireles
Applying Usability Heuristics to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Exploring how New Horizons prevents errors through the lens of the 10 usability heuristics
Maria Meireles
Applying Usability Heuristics to Her Story
Exploring the alignment between in-game systems and the real world
Maria Meireles
Mass Effect: How to Indoctrinate Users with UX Consistency
How the Mass Effect trilogy makes use of the fourth UX heuristic: consistency and standards
Maria Meireles
Applying Usability Heuristics to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A UX case study focused on the visibility of status
Maria Meireles
A UX Analysis of Cyberpunk 2077’s HUD
Finding a balance between visual flair and effective communication
Maria Meireles
A UX Analysis of Xbox Passkey
Making account access easier for the user
Maria Meireles
A UX Analysis of Cabaret Club Czar, Yakuza 0’s Game Within A Game
The second and final part of a two part series exploring UX approach, issues, and recommendations
Maria Meireles
A UX Analysis of Real Estate Royale, Yakuza 0’s Game Within A Game
The first of a two part series exploring UX approach, issues, and recommendations
Maria Meireles
