RKD Game is a game review app that provides a brand new experience to arcade gamers:
1. Expert game reviews on thousands of arcade games.
2. Found out what the hottest game the world is playing.
3. Explore the new game based on the game played.
4. Communication between gamers through the gaming community.
Problem Framing
Concept development
Validation
Course Project
November 2021 - February 2022
UI/UX design
User research
Prototype
Service design
Arcade gamers often can't find people who have similar interests in the real life. Unlike online games, they are able to communicate with each other through voice chat that builds into the game. The arcade games are more like offline, face-to-face games. Therefore, arcade gamers are looking for a platform that can provide information and news about arcade games and find their own unique gamer community.
Designing a new application based on game reviews that help arcade gamers to find their own community online.
RKD Game App is my first UX design project in my study journey.
While designing the RKD Game App, I started to understand the process of a full UX
design cycle. Along the way, I learned that the initial ideas for the app are just a start
point. The final product is not what I as a designer want, it is about what users want
and need.
At the beginning of the design, I assumed that I was a user who doesn't really into arcade
games but wants to find some new game. Therefore, as a new gamer, I assumed that users
want to the app tell them what to play instead of helping them find what are they
looking for.
Moreover, my initial research was off-topic a little bit, it is more focused on what
kind of game reviews users want instead of what kind of features they are looking for
in a game review app.
As a result, the first usability study shows that a lot of participants can't
find game reviews as they want because I ignored the importance of search.
In addition, I also learned that usability studies are the key element in the process through the design.
It is an exciting and confusing process, but I eventually get over the difficulty and
call it a success.