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Sven Charleer, PhD
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Mar 16, 2022

Game Usability 2nd Edition: the Definitive Book on Game UX is out!

I helped write a UX book! Well, a chapter. I co-authored a chapter ;) Proud to announce the book Game Usability: Advice from the Experts for Advancing UX Strategy and Practice in Videogames 2nd Edition is out and available on Amazon (US / UK / DE / FR / NL)*. …

UX

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Game Usability 2nd Edition: the Definitive Book on Game UX is out!
Game Usability 2nd Edition: the Definitive Book on Game UX is out!
UX

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Feb 16, 2022

How my Life got Better and Worse after Deleting 15 Years of Social Media.

Social media has become a huge part of everyone's life. It's been a huge part of my life for 15 years, until I decided to get rid of it. Quitting it isn't all sunshine and rainbows, but it isn't bad either. For me, the positives outweigh the negatives. Two years…

Twitter

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How my Life got Better and Worse after Deleting 15 Years of Social Media.
How my Life got Better and Worse after Deleting 15 Years of Social Media.
Twitter

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Geek Culture

·Apr 22, 2021

A Cheap and Safe Way to Sell Anything on the Blockchain

A Guide to Zero Risk NFT Experimentation — You probably heard about NFTs by now. They are huge, with people making thousands of real USD on virtual assets, such as a screenshot of a tweet ($2,915,835.47) or the famous ol’ Nyan Cat gif (+$500,000). There are plenty of articles explaining what NFTs are, how to get into the…

Nft

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A Cheap and Safe Way to Sell Anything on the Blockchain
A Cheap and Safe Way to Sell Anything on the Blockchain
Nft

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Towards Data Science

·Sep 12, 2019

7 Steps to Help You Discover your Data’s True Potential

Stop looking at the data. Look at your users. — Trust me, I know what I’m doing I used to be a developer. Oldskool. When we had to solve a problem, we’d dive in head first. Nothing but code. Code code code. We knew what we were doing. We knew what people wanted. Right? Today, that’s pretty much unimaginable (except here and there, but here and there…

Data Visualization

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7 Steps to Help You Discover your Data’s True Potential
7 Steps to Help You Discover your Data’s True Potential
Data Visualization

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The Startup

·Jun 13, 2019

Slack’s Most Requested Feature is Bad for Business

Slack needs no introduction. It’s the new generation’s IRC, but private, and user friendly. And perfect for business! (and more.. fun fact: our group of friends became closer again thanks to Slack). It allows you to customize it through multiple add-ons, such as the essential tableflip add-on, or the roll…

Slack

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Slack’s Most Requested Feature is Bad for Business
Slack’s Most Requested Feature is Bad for Business
Slack

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Towards Data Science

·May 23, 2019

Real-Time Dashboards to Support eSports Spectating

This must have been my favorite project during my time at academia. — My PhD was funded through multiple (European and smaller) projects, on topics such as Learning Analytics, Digital Humanities, and Unemployment. …

Esport

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Real-Time Dashboards to Support eSports Spectating
Real-Time Dashboards to Support eSports Spectating
Esport

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The Startup

·May 23, 2019

Wait. Invoicing has language requirements?

As a freelancer, you kind of have to do and think of everything. My accountant is a great help, but it’s not always easy to ask the right questions. Certainly not when you’ve just made the jump into the world of freelancing (like me). Invoicing scared me a little. The…

Freelancing

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Wait. Invoicing has language requirements?
Wait. Invoicing has language requirements?
Freelancing

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Jan 26, 2019

My commute history, visualised.

I wrote this post back in 2016 but never properly pushed it to Medium. I’ve had all kinds of commutes, ranging from 5 minutes to 2–3 hours (one way!). Years later, and I’ve seriously improved my commute: from my bed to my desk. I can’t make it any shorter than…

Commuting

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My commute history, visualised.
My commute history, visualised.
Commuting

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Apr 7, 2018

Can you vlog as an introvert?

Ok, I'm not a shy person. Not anymore. I was as a kid, I got a bit better as a teenager. I'm 37 now and I'm doing ok. I think. I'm very extrovert around good friends. Certainly if I have had a few drinks (my voice volume goes up quite…

YouTube

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Can you vlog as an introvert?
Can you vlog as an introvert?
YouTube

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Mar 26, 2018

My game studio horror stories #GameWorkersUnite

A new topic started trending in my Twitter bubble, and it awakened something in me that was dormant for years. This #GameWorkersUnite tag urging game developers to speak out about their workplace horror stories triggered some suppressed memories to resurface.. A lot has happened since my gamedev days. I…

Videogames

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My game studio horror stories #GameWorkersUnite
My game studio horror stories #GameWorkersUnite
Videogames

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Sven Charleer, PhD

Sven Charleer, PhD

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Lecturer @ AP University College, Antwerp / Game Developer / UX & Dataviz Expert

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