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Published inAug 2016
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Avisekhar Roy
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Avisekhar Roy is a B.Tech engineer in computer science. He has had a passion for coding since his school days. However, he had no plans to become a game programmer. His fate landed him in the gaming industry in 2010. Since then, he fell in love with game development. Avisekhar has worked in many formats of game development environment, ranging from small companies and individual studios to corporate companies and full-scale game development studios. He recently started his own gaming start-up in 2016 and is currently working on games for the mobile platform. Avisekhar has also worked with some big companies, such as Reliance Games in India, as well as a small-scale studio called Nautilus Mobile. He is now trying to acquire a position in the gaming industry for his own venture, Funboat Games.
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Taking care of the UX


When it comes to the quality of the game, UX or user experience is the most important factor to be considered. Thus, it becomes extremely necessary to polish the UX of the game.

We can categorize UX polishing into the following categories:

  • Visual effects

  • Sound effects

  • Transaction effects

  • Action feedback

Visual effects

The user experience of a game is mostly visual. So, each visual effect adds an extra layer of polishing for the game to increase experience quality. There are several types of users. Visual effect ensures the engagement of the user. Basically, polishing visual effects means each action feedback should be visual.

For example, there are a few users who might be color blind. For them, only color visuals is not enough. This scenario may be improved by introducing visual effects with different shapes of objects or by some other action.

Sound effects

Sound defines the mood of the game. Sound designers design sounds according to the game type. There are two separate types...

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Avisekhar Roy

Avisekhar Roy is a B.Tech engineer in computer science. He has had a passion for coding since his school days. However, he had no plans to become a game programmer. His fate landed him in the gaming industry in 2010. Since then, he fell in love with game development. Avisekhar has worked in many formats of game development environment, ranging from small companies and individual studios to corporate companies and full-scale game development studios. He recently started his own gaming start-up in 2016 and is currently working on games for the mobile platform. Avisekhar has also worked with some big companies, such as Reliance Games in India, as well as a small-scale studio called Nautilus Mobile. He is now trying to acquire a position in the gaming industry for his own venture, Funboat Games.
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