Alexis Jolis Desautels's Blog
Designer mostly interested in new applications of science and psychology in the field of interactive experiences. Focused on issues of creativity and design processes, but also, by using a background as an actor and journalist, developed skills as a trainer and a communicator, mostly about Game Design but also about games and digital interaction as a medium and human activity.
Specialties: Game Design (systems, 3Cs, game progression, ...), consumer knowledge (playtests, tracking, market analysis), teaching (internal and external, professional or college syllabus), Design pipelines and structures (job desc., design structures, ...).
- Panelist at the 2019 Iconic Creative Conference on user-driven design
- Speaker and Host on Rational Design workshop at 2017 Foundations of Digital Games
- Speaker at the 2016 DigiWorld Game Summit on the challenges of early VR development
- Speaker at the 2015 DigiWorld Game Summit with a Masterclass on Rational Design
- Speaker at the 2014 MICSur on the new requirements and challenge for Game Design
- Creator of the Ubisoft Game Challenge
- Panelist at the 2013 DigiWorld Game Summit on the fragmentation of consoles
- Panelist at the 2013 WebGame Conference on analytics, creativity and challenges of console development
- Keynote speaker at the 2013 Game for Change Europe Festival on teaching with games
- Speaker at the 2012 ENJMIN Videogames Workshops (+ design workshop) on the future of Game Design
- Speaker at the 2012 DigiWorld Game Summit on innovation in Design
- Speaker at varied conferences in local schools on the industry and student retention
Expert Blogs
Following up on the initial thoughts on Rational Design, let's dig deeper to provide the Why, What and How of the process. This journey will be cut in 3 pieces, each with an overarching theme: the Player, the Game and the Work.
The idea of Rational Design, born more than 10 years within the walls of Ubisoft, is still living and breathing. Here, Alexis Jolis-Desautels provides some initial thoughts on why the idea is more relevant now than ever
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[Blog - 07/08/2021 - 03:30]
Yes I 'm thinking on ...
Yes I 'm thinking on running a series with a breakdown of the Rational Design tools and methods that can be used to help on those, but essentially, close to what you said, for me it boils down to some key questions: What do you want to happen design by ...