Lissanna

Elisabeth Whyte, PhD. Senior User Researcher. Opinions are my own. Lissanna on Bsky is more active than here.

[Lissanna @restokin]

Tickets are now on sale for the #GamesUR Conference 2026, which is the annual gathering of the Games User Research Community. The conference will be held in Helsinki on October 22–23, 2026. We hope to see you in October!
https://t.co/apQwOdCV76

[Lissanna @restokin]

Thank you for inviting me @UnsytedParasyte ! I had a great time getting to chat on a podcast again for the first time in many years!

[Chad Michael Bouton @UnsytedParasyte]

I want to send the biggest thank you to @restokin for sitting down with me today on The Unsyted Radio!

I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and am so grateful for the opportunity to connect with her. I can’t wait for you all to hear the dialogue we created together.

[Games User Research #gamesUR @GamesUR]

⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO! ⏰#GamesUR 2026 starts Oct 22–23 in Helsinki (+ Online)! 🎮✨
Check out our full talk agenda, featuring sessions on AI pipelines, risk management, & UX strategy:
🔗 https://t.co/iAaKDde8Oa
🎟️ Tickets still available: https://t.co/OiKtq1xRSa

[Lissanna @restokin]

Using my free time to do some cool things!

[Chad Michael Bouton @UnsytedParasyte]

Excited to make my next announcement about an upcoming guest who will be appearing on The Unsyted Radio!

On October 26, I will be sitting down with the great and powerful @restokin.

[Games User Research #gamesUR @GamesUR]

⏰ TWO WEEKS TO GO! ⏰

#GamesUR 2026 starts Oct 22–23 in Helsinki (+ Online)! 🎮✨

Check out our complete schedule of talks, speakers, and topics:
🔗 https://t.co/iAaKDde8Oa

Ticket details below 👇

🔗 https://t.co/iAaKDde8Oa

[Lissanna @restokin]

@BGFH79 One of the last things I did was advocating for credits for any accessibility consultant who worked on giving feedback for this game, since it matters for your ability to get future work.

[Pocket Gamer Connects @PGConnects]

PGC Nordics ends October 21. The @GamesUR Conference starts in the same city the next morning.

Two days dedicated to games user research:

testing methods, analytics, navigating layoffs in the industry, and where AI fits into research workflows.

➡️ https://t.co/2gRouZ0nRx

[Lissanna @restokin]

@ianhamilton_ @Daretti_IRL We had a few people at the beginning of the alphabet including Clinton Lexa who wasn't in SK's list from the end of the alphabet.

[Lissanna @restokin]

@sightlessKombat @stevesaylor @ross_minor @aarongreenberg @xboxuk @GearsofWar I'm so glad we were able to include y'all in the credits! Thanks for all your help!

[SightlessKombat #Accessibility @sightlessKombat]

To give an idea:
Compared to previous games where I've needed constant help, even though I wasn't able to finish the whole campaign or anything, with very minimal assistance to pass blockers, I was playing massive sections on my own, including a large chunk of Act 3! Progress!

[Aaron Greenberg @aarongreenberg]

“Gears of War E-Day is the most accessible game in the Gears Franchise...It is one of the most accessible games in the industry.

It's also so much damn fun.” 🙏🏻💚⚙️

[Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton_]

"This is finally the Gears game disabled players have been waiting 20 years for"

❤️

[explore.org @exploreorg]

That was a close one. We can now confidently announce that your final contenders are:

Bear 910
Bear 89 Backpack

See you tomorrow for the Fat Bear Tuesday final!

[Lissanna @restokin]

After Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics, join @GamesUR at the #GamesUR Conference on October 22 & 23 in Helsinki!

[Pocket Gamer Connects @PGConnects]

Grow downloads without a bigger budget.

Get investors to say yes.

Find out where AI actually helps, not the hype version.

That's one day of #PGCNordics 2026, Helsinki, Oct 20-21.

Full schedule: https://t.co/Y2zGQlu97c

[Lissanna @restokin]

@Flamehopper Congratulations!

[Lissanna @restokin]

@roxxlyy I went and volunteered in the school library at my kid's school one day last week and that was glorious for feeling productive.

[Lissanna @restokin]

@roxxlyy Oh, I can't just sit and relax. I have to be doing something. Unemployment is the worst experience for people like us. :(

[Lissanna @restokin]

If you can't attend in-person, our rallies to save game workers will also be streamed on twitch: https://t.co/W1fyPGT9MR

[CWA @CWAUnion]

On Tuesday, Aug 18, we're holding rallies across the US and Canada to call out layoffs and corporate greed in the gaming industry, and to demand fair first contracts across Microsoft’s gaming studios.

Find an event near you: https://t.co/1Dl2dIefPt

[Lissanna @restokin]

@MistyRayburn @Black1976 I'll still find a way to have an impact. At the end of the day, no company can take away who we are.