Develop 30 Under 30

sebastianlong on August 4, 2019

Develop’s 30 Under 30 highlights up-and-coming development talent from across with world. I was included in 2013, in the sixth edition of the awards, nearly two years after the foundation of Player Research.

Approaching his two-year anniversary as a user researcher at Player Research, Sebastian Long, 27, has positively impacted more than 50 titles across all platforms. And his peers say he is a talented and professional researcher. Long evaluates behaviour and emotion via playtesting, user research and player interviews.

Develop 30 Under 30

BAFTA Member

sebastianlong on July 31, 2019

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts support the professionals working within the film, games and television industries. I’ve been a BAFTA member since 2017.

Our curated academy of members sits at the heart of everything we do, from supporting our charitable aims, acting as mentors to emerging young talent, lending their knowledge and experience to our BAFTA Guru programmes, to forming our board and committees, and participating in voting for our Awards

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What Makes a Great Expert Review?

sebastianlong on June 18, 2019

Heuristic Analyses – otherwise known as ‘expert analyses’ – are a powerful method in games user research. They’re also some of the most difficult to perform: no player data, no triangulation, and a game-wide remit.

At the 2018 gamesUR conference in San Fran I presented a talk in the Foundations track, based on a meta-analyses of expert reviews by junior researchers.

Panel on UX process

sebastianlong on November 18, 2018

At 4C in Prague I joined Shawn Stafford, Mia Lahteenmaki, Celia Hodent & Jason Schklar to discuss the challenges, practices, and methods of UX researchers.

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GamesUR 2018

sebastianlong on November 18, 2018

I chaired the fourth gamesUR conference, hosting talks from researchers and data analysts from across Europe.

Player Research Montreal

sebastianlong on January 18, 2018

In 2017 I project managed the establishment of Player Research’s second branch. Montreal is host to hundreds of game development studios, and a community of talented games user researchers.

GamesUR 2017

sebastianlong on August 18, 2017

Sporting a new venue and new visual identity, I chaired the gamesUR conference again in 2017. The Cavendish Conference Centre provided exceptional hospitality for a series of wonderful talks.