Graham McAllister

Organisational Psychologist in the video games industry - focusing on creating team alignment. Creator of the Vision Alignment Check for games teams

[Graham McAllister @grmcall]

My book, Usability Playtesting: How to Find Your Game’s Friction Points, is now content complete and can be read for free here https://t.co/nJYQTvJHkQ
I hope this encourages more games teams to run their own playtests.

#playtesting #games #usability #book #teams

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Over the past few years, 'lack of a clear vision' has directly lead to the delay, poor reception, or cancellation of a surprisingly high number of games. In this @GIBiz talk I outlined the human reasons behind why this happens.
https://t.co/E4Uol11qiz

#team #vision #alignment

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@TriskaldeH Thank you Triskal! And thanks to you and Jack for sharing it, I hope it helps some games teams.

[Graham McAllister @grmcall]

My book, Usability Playtesting: How to Find Your Game’s Friction Points, is now content complete and can be read for free here https://t.co/nJYQTvJHkQ
I hope this encourages more games teams to run their own playtests.

#playtesting #games #usability #book #teams

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Playtesting is not just about getting feedback on your game, it’s also about building a better team and studio.

To encourage studios to do their own playtesting, I’m in writing a usability playtesting book, you can read it here https://t.co/nJYQTvJHkQ
#playtesting #book

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If you are interested in creating effective and healthy teams this is the games event for you - https://t.co/gEla2OxttI

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Delighted to be speaking about team vision alignment and its role in a game's success at the @GIBiz HR Summit later this year.

Is everyone on your game team going in the same direction? https://t.co/toeETVgiyv

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Redfall developers cite 'unclear direction' as a key issue for a less than desirable project outcome - https://t.co/jCsrVo0avr

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I would be keen to do an organisational culture assessment within Ubisoft Paris right now - Guillemot increases pressure on staff https://t.co/w6jGQ984Ii #gamedev #culture

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"We have a ridiculous amount of people and resources, but we constantly self-sabotage and squander effort." - John Carmack on leaving Meta. Is your organisation/studio/team similar? https://t.co/xnsWZLWLFs #teams #culture

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@Steve_Bromley I hope that’s Stop by Sam Brown at No. 4. What s song.

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@Steve_Bromley Cheers Steve. Here's page 2 where the rationale is made for why I choose to focus on the 'team experience' rather than (or in addition to) the 'player experience'. The castle metaphor is not mine, you'll have to ask @Pejman_MB about that!

[Graham McAllister @grmcall]

Is your games team aligned on a common vision?
Focusing on the right problem. I explain why I moved career from User Research to Organisational Psychology in an interview with @Pejman_MB and @samanthastahlke for their new book.

#gamedevelopment

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@Steve_Bromley Please don’t wait another year, just find a different outlet for your work.

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@AshMcConnell Do it! I’ve had my Irish Passport for about 5 years now.

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Ireland launches The Digital Games Tax Credit - companies can claim 32% of their design, production and testing costs back https://t.co/4TF2AvDC2n

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"The shut down was due to a declining player base". No. That's the outcome, not the cause.
https://t.co/l9mL741Wkv

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Culture issues at Infinity Ward - “The working dynamic with the audio director has become increasingly challenging” - Modern Warfare II composer Sarah Schachner departs, cites difficult work dynamic https://t.co/yhuCEiMRl5 #GameDevCulture #gamedev #culture

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Another week, another games studio with a long history of horrific company culture - https://t.co/Vpc7Hxcvwa #gamedevculture #gamedev #culture

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“misrepresenting the studio's size and experience was "standard practice" - Devs at QA studio Quantic Lab allege overwork, poor management https://t.co/kyP0qCFAFP #gamedevculture #gamedev #culture

[Graham McAllister @grmcall]

I knew I'd like the book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow from the outset when it said the author 'Lives between Los Angeles and Stardew Valley'.
But, in the first chapter it says 'She pressed a 3.25 inch disk into his hand'. In the '90s we had 3.5" and 5.25", but not 3.25" 🤔