Sebastian Helton

I am passionate about creative expression through games, of all sorts, to create connections and make quality time more meaningful.

[Sebastian Helton @SebastianUXD]

Building an app or online business with AI?

I help early-stage builders validate the idea, research users, prioritize features, design screens, and create test prototypes, saving weeks building the wrong thing.

Free 20-minute consultation. Focused projects from $100. DM me.

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@thekitze Such a missed opportunity. OpenAI's products do way more than just chat with their users now, and GPT is a scientific term. Codex had great brand potential.

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@DanAdvantage @jpattondesign @jxnlco This is incredibly disappointing... In the videos it said Live could defer thinking to 5.5 and come back with a response, but they also hyped up the "full-duplex" listening-responding and instruction following, and those doesn't seem to be working for people either.

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I’ve spent the last two years designing around a TTRPG problem I kept seeing:

“Player engagement at the table”

That led me to build Campaign Cauldron, a desktop app for turning players' ideas into ingredients for prep.

I wrote up the design story here:
https://t.co/OAcECIiRNC

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I’m especially curious how other GMs handle this:

How do you get players to feel invested and engaged during your RPG sessions, without putting all the work on yourself to provide the entertainment and guidance? -- Much love <3

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I’ve spent the last two years designing around a TTRPG problem I kept seeing:

“Player engagement” is not always about players being quiet, distracted, or passive.

Sometimes they just do not have enough meaningful handles in the world to grab onto.

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I wrote up the design story here, including the research, the Figma version, the shipped beta, and what I learned using AI-assisted development.

https://t.co/OAcECIiRNC

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@DanAdvantage @jpattondesign @jxnlco I suspect you may have “Advanced” selected, that one was built on 4o architecture. Live is a new thing, and I guess still has dumb answers.

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Real eyes realize real UIs

If you’re going to let AI build your apps, at least hire a designer to look at it real quick.

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“Tummy toggle” has a certain charm. It sounds like a switch that enables snacks.

There could be:
Midriff nub
Navel knob
Abdomen adapter
Belly plug
Torso dot
Life’s factory reset button
Umbilical port
Baby cable socket

[Sebastian Helton @SebastianUXD]

Instead of a belly button, there could have been a world where they called it a tummy toggle. Or a stomach starter. Or a gut gauge.

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Watching #WWDC and Apple’s agentic features make the iPhone feel like way more than just a smartphone. Calling it that feels archaic. Making phone calls is the *last* thing I use my iPhone for these days.

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@tyronerodriguez @edmundmcmillen Loving the update and seeing more love for multiplayer! Any chance we’ll see competitive game types added in the future? I can see racing against players on the same seed/challenge being really fun.

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@DoodleBug_x To be honest, I've been asking myself the same thing. I'm starting out in a new career, and I know I need to make friends so I can feel more confident. But... people in my field are young and so talented and everyone has a degree. Meanwhile I'm like "Hello, fellow kids 👋🐸."

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@Asterfall Thank you for the recognition! I'm really proud of the messages I sometimes get from game masters just getting into L5R, they would say "I was really nervous about GMing, but your resources helped make things much easier." I love to hear it!

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Player Engagement: Scoping the Competition

In this post we look for tools that already exist to serve similar users and problems with player engagement.

https://t.co/ZuzlBu6io2

#TTRPG #GMing #RPG #Tabletop #DnD #L5R #GameUX #UX via
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