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This episode featuring Christina Nguyen (Guilded, Twitch, Blizzard) and Jason Cashdollar (Facebook) discusses Fortnite, a multiplayer online battle royale shooter from Epic Games. We dig into how this game came to be, its development cycle, and the UI elements that stand out to us.
Fortnite
Epic Games
With co-hosts:
Christina Nguyen
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Guilded
Jason Cashdollar
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0:00 Intros
2:00 What is Fortnite?
4:30 Difficulty and matchmaking
5:37 What is novel about Fortnite?
11:00 Game development cycle
17:29 Cross platform play
20:34 Inventory system
25:45 Input and key bindings
31:16 Damage UI
33:57 Colorblind mode
36:52 Sound effects
39:35 Replay mode
44:00 Competitive and wrap-up
Games UX is a podcast that explores games through the lens of user experience design as well as the process of designing for games.
Charlie Deets is a product designer at WhatsApp as well as an avid gamer. He also co-hosts the design podcast Bread Time. Follow him on Twitter or learn more on his website. |
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