STUDYGAME.DEV
Thoughts on making, teaching, and studying games.
StudyGame.dev is a space for exploring game design, development, education, and the communities that grow around games.
Written and curated by members of the Games and Esports community at the University of West London, alongside independent developers and practitioners, the site brings together research, reflections, tutorials, and practical experiences from across the games industry.
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Exploring
- 🎮 Game design & development
- 🧠 Player experience & research
- 🎓 Games education & communities
Featured Writing
When Tutorials Learn Too: Applying Dynamic Trait-Driven Personalisation to Game Tutorials
Should every player get the same tutorial? Exploring the use of player modelling and player experience frameworks to trigger a major gameplay intervention.
Teaching to Play: What Academic Literature Tells Us About Tutorials
From text boxes to invisible guidance, researchers have been studying how tutorials affect player learning and engagement for over a decade.
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About StudyGame.dev
Created by Ryan Callard, a games educator, developer and researcher exploring game design, interactive media, and the communities around games.
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