Response to RFP

For this project I was given the task of responding to an Request for Proposal (RFP). I wanted to make my proposal a bit different so I posed myself as a UX/UI freelance company that contracts itself out to work on video games. I created the company Pixel Playground with its own brand and company procedures. Much of data is loosely based on game development and shouldn’t be counted on as actual timelines or project procedures as I unfortunately don’t work in the industry.

Heuristic Evaluation

In this project I was tasked to complete a Heuristic Evaluation of any government site. Being prior military, I wanted to evaluate a service branch’s personnel page. These types of pages very important to the military user as it dictates all personnel actions such as promotions, assignments, and separations.

UX/AI Research

I wrote this paper based on my research into AI in UX. In this paper, I tested 4 AI tools and compared them to the work of 1 human UX designer. I tested both User Research and Visual Design concepts. I wanted to show that some forms of AI could be used to enhance the UX process as well as show that AI shouldn’t be used recklessly. AI is a powerful tool but it has many flaws and needs direction, editing, and supervision to be effective.

UXR - Cognitive & Behavioral Science

In this research paper I wanted to write about how video games can provoke a positive emotional response in its users. I wanted to take a deep dive into what types of user centered design brings about the emotional change and if those changes could have positive effects on the user. I was very surprised by how much testing has gone into this very subject.