Letter to the Editor

This article was originally published in the February 2005 issue (Vol 11, No. 3)

STC UUX Community Newsletter
Usability Interface

A reader writes, “You never explained if games are supposed to be user friendly.”

I intentionally didn’t answer my own question because I wanted readers to answer it for themselves. In my opinion, games are designed for a target audience. Usability of the game is driven by age and interests of the target audience.

Computer games are a multi-billion dollar industry and business is good. Game makers cannot afford to lose money because a game is too complex or too simple, and not entertaining to play.