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How to Avoid Menu Clutter (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #21) the acagamic tip tuesday Jul 05, 2022

In today's issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that the cognitive processing capabilities of our users are limited to...

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How to Guide Player Actions with NPCs (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #20) the acagamic tip tuesday Jun 28, 2022

In today's issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that non-player characters (NPCs) can guide player behaviour by telling...

The cooking mama UI is shown, specifically how players have to rotate the mixer to blend dough in the game. The game creates a compelling UX by instructing players exactly how to interact with the on-screen elements.

How to Demonstrate Player Actions with UI Animations (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #19) the acagamic tip tuesday Jun 21, 2022

In today's issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday, we learn that UI animation can trigger player behaviour through the chameleon effect....

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Forgiving Interaction Design (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #18) the acagamic tip tuesday Jun 14, 2022

Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to a fresh new issue of The Acagamic Tip Tuesday.

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Zelda BoTW showing contextual keys (A) when Link is next to an unknown object to prompt him to take it.

How to Use Contextual Prompts in Video Games (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #17) the acagamic tip tuesday Jun 08, 2022

Happy Tuesday evening (apologies, I was sick this weekend), and welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday.

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Person playing Northgard game, where tips become available contextually.

How to Assess Prior Knowledge of Players (Acagamic Tip Tuesday #16) the acagamic tip tuesday May 31, 2022

Happy Tuesday morning, and welcome back to The Acagamic Tip Tuesday.

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