Skill Profile

Game UX & UI Design

Game UX/UI: HUD, menus, tutorials, accessibility, user flow

Game Development Game Design

Roles

6

where this skill appears

Levels

5

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

26

the other 4 optional

Domain

Game Development

Group

Game Design

Last updated

3/17/2026

How to Use

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What is Expected at Each Level

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Role Required Description
AR/VR Developer Required Understands VR/AR UX principles: comfort, ergonomics, spatial UI. Implements basic UI elements in VR (world-space canvas, buttons, sliders). Follows platform guidelines (Meta, Apple).
Game Designer Required Understands core game UX principles: player feedback loops, input responsiveness, and HUD readability. Creates basic UI mockups and wireframes following established design patterns. Follows team standards for menu flow, tutorial design, and accessibility considerations in game interfaces.
Game QA Engineer Required Evaluates basic user experience: tutorial clarity, hint readability, menu navigation convenience. Reports UX issues as a separate bug category in the tracker.
Unity Developer Understands Unity UI fundamentals: Canvas system, UI Toolkit basics, and event handling for game interfaces. Implements simple HUD elements, menus, and in-game prompts following design specifications. Follows team guidelines for UI anchoring, resolution scaling, and input system integration.
Unreal Engine Developer Understands Unreal UI basics: UMG widget system, Blueprint-driven UI logic, and input mapping for game interfaces. Builds simple HUD widgets, menus, and notification systems following UX specifications. Follows team standards for widget hierarchy, screen adaptation, and Enhanced Input integration.
XR Unity Developer Required Understands XR UX principles: comfort, spatial UI, accessibility. Implements basic VR UI via Unity XR UI Toolkit. Follows platform guidelines (Meta, Apple).
Role Required Description
AR/VR Developer Required Designs VR/AR interfaces considering ergonomics and comfort. Implements diegetic UI, head-locked and body-relative elements. Conducts usability testing of VR interfaces. Considers accessibility.
Game Designer Required Designs comprehensive UX systems: onboarding flow, control schemes for different platforms, accessibility features. Creates UI/UX documentation with wireframes and interaction specifications. Conducts usability testing and analyzes interaction heatmaps. Ensures consistent UX language.
Game QA Engineer Required Conducts UX review of game flow: evaluates onboarding, game feel, control responsiveness. Analyzes playtest session data, identifies frustration points and progression drop-off.
Unity Developer Independently implements Game UX and UI Design in Unity 2023+. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.
Unreal Engine Developer Independently implements Game UX and UI Design in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.
XR Unity Developer Required Designs VR/AR interfaces: diegetic UI, head-locked elements, spatial menus. Conducts usability testing. Implements accessibility features for XR. Considers ergonomics.
Role Required Description
AR/VR Developer Required Develops a UX framework for XR applications. Designs adaptive UI that accommodates different XR devices. Creates a design system for spatial interfaces. Explores new XR UX paradigms.
Game Designer Required Designs game UX strategy: UI framework, accessibility standards (WCAG for games), platform-specific UX. Creates design system for UI components. Implements data-driven UX optimization through analytics and A/B tests. Ensures seamless experience from first launch to endgame.
Game QA Engineer Required Designs UX QA framework: defines heuristics for evaluating game feel, establishes playtest analysis methodology. Integrates UX metrics (time-to-learn, task completion rate) into QA reports.
Unity Developer Required Designs scalable Unity UI architectures using UI Toolkit, data binding, and MVVM patterns for complex game interfaces. Implements polished UX flows with animation, haptic feedback, and adaptive layouts for multi-platform targets. Mentors team on UX best practices, accessibility standards, and user testing.
Unreal Engine Developer Required Designs comprehensive UMG UI systems in Unreal with C++ backend logic, Common UI plugin, and data-driven widget architecture. Implements polished UX with animations, gamepad/keyboard navigation, and platform-adaptive layouts. Mentors team on UI performance optimization and user experience validation.
XR Unity Developer Required Develops UX framework for Unity XR: design system, interaction patterns, spatial layout. Creates adaptive UI for various XR devices. Designs multi-platform UX.
Role Required Description
AR/VR Developer Required Defines the UX strategy for the XR product. Coordinates UX research and design. Builds an XR design system for the team. Conducts UX reviews of XR features.
Game Designer Required Defines UX vision for the game project: experience principles, interaction model, accessibility goals. Builds UX team and processes. Coordinates UX with game design and art direction. Mentors designers in user-centered game design and conducts design critiques.
Game QA Engineer Required Defines UX QA strategy for the studio. Implements A/B testing for UX decisions, establishes process for collecting and analyzing player feedback. Coordinates UX QA with game designers.
Unity Developer Required Defines game UX strategy for Unity projects: establishes UI architecture standards, interaction design guidelines, and accessibility compliance requirements. Coordinates between design, engineering, and QA teams on UX consistency, localization support, and cross-platform interface adaptation.
Unreal Engine Developer Required Defines game UX technical strategy for Unreal projects: establishes UMG architecture standards, Common UI adoption policies, and input handling conventions. Coordinates UX efforts between design, art, and engineering teams ensuring consistent player experience across platforms and input devices.
XR Unity Developer Required Defines XR UX strategy. Coordinates UX research and design. Establishes XR design system. Conducts UX reviews.
Role Required Description
AR/VR Developer Required Shapes the UX vision for the company's XR ecosystem. Publishes XR UX research. Defines XR UX standards for the industry.
Game Designer Required Shapes UX philosophy at the studio level: UX standards, accessibility commitment, user research methodology. Defines innovative UX approaches: adaptive UI, context-aware interfaces, haptic feedback design. Creates UX culture and design system for the project portfolio.
Game QA Engineer Required Shapes enterprise UX QA methodology for game project portfolio. Defines game feel standards by genre, implements data-driven approach to UX validation.
Unity Developer Required Defines studio-wide UX technology vision for Unity titles. Evaluates emerging UI frameworks, spatial interfaces for XR, and AI-driven adaptive UX. Shapes long-term strategy for player experience innovation balancing usability research, artistic direction, and technical platform constraints.
Unreal Engine Developer Required Defines studio UX technology vision for Unreal Engine titles. Evaluates next-gen interface paradigms: spatial UI for XR, procedural HUD generation, and AI-assisted adaptive interfaces. Shapes long-term UX technical roadmap aligned with player experience research and evolving platform standards.
XR Unity Developer Required Shapes UX vision for XR ecosystem. Publishes XR UX research. Defines UX standards.

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