IxDF Certificate of Completion

Game UX Design: The Ultimate Guide

IxDF Course Certificate awarded to Rikke Friis Dam for completing the "Game UX Design: The Ultimate Guide" course
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The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) hereby certifies that the IxDF Course Certificate (ID #42d3f747-a869-4897-8395-533e51eb58e8) has been conferred upon Rikke Friis Dam with a Best in Class Distinction in formal recognition of completing evidence-based curricula taught by industry leaders, to the standards established by the IxDF Educational Codex. View Course Curriculum.

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Verified Competencies Demonstrated by Rikke Friis Dam

By completing this curriculum to the standards of the IxDF Educational Codex, Rikke Friis Dam has demonstrated mastery of how to:

  • Apply cognitive science to game UX design through the lens of perception, attention, and memory to ground every design decision in how the brain actually works.

  • Distinguish usability problems from intentional challenge and apply game-specific usability heuristics to fix what blocks players and preserve the intentional friction that drives engagement and retention.

  • Design for motivation with Self-Determination Theory, using the principles of competence, autonomy, and relatedness, and structure balanced intrinsic and extrinsic reward systems that support players’ long-term commitment and reduce churn.

  • Apply the engageability framework (motivation, emotion, and flow) to replace vague feedback like "this isn't fun" with specific, actionable diagnoses that save development time and improve player satisfaction.

  • Apply Gestalt principles (proximity, similarity, continuity, figure-ground) to design clear interfaces and HUDs that align with how players naturally perceive and process visual information.

  • Shape conditions that make emotional impact and flow states more likely to happen through cognitive reappraisal, the aesthetic-usability effect, and game feel principles.

  • Use behavioral design and active-learning principles ethically to shape how players learn, progress, and engage with games.

  • Use game feel principles to shape feedback, responsiveness, and emotional impact in play.

  • Apply behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology, and constructivism to design onboarding that feels like gameplay, leading to higher onboarding completion rates and first-session retention.

  • Identify dark patterns (loss aversion exploitation, FOMO mechanics, guilt-tripping UI, insidious pay-to-win) and articulate why they cross ethical lines.

  • Evaluate accessibility needs and design flexible systems that accommodate players with diverse abilities, varying skill levels, and different physical and cognitive capacities.

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    IxDF Article Author distinction: Published an IxDF article
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Certificates Earned
by Rikke Friis Dam

IxDF Course Certificates are awarded to Rikke Friis Dam in formal recognition of completing evidence-based curricula taught by industry leaders, to the standards established by the IxDF Educational Codex.

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UX Essentials: Navigation, Card Sorting and Effective Content certificate

UX Essentials: Navigation, Card Sorting and Effective Content

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Personas and User Research: Design Products and Services People Need and Want certificate

Personas and User Research: Design Products and Services People Need and Want

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Object-Oriented UI Design: Build Interfaces Users Love certificate

Object-Oriented UI Design: Build Interfaces Users Love

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Present Like a Pro: Communication Skills to Fast-Track Your Career certificate

Present Like a Pro: Communication Skills to Fast-Track Your Career

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Accessibility in Practice: Build Digital Experiences Everyone Can Use certificate

Accessibility in Practice: Build Digital Experiences Everyone Can Use

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UX Essentials: Accessibility, SEO, and Dynamic Interfaces certificate

UX Essentials: Accessibility, SEO, and Dynamic Interfaces

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Human-Computer Interaction: The Foundations of UX Design certificate

Human-Computer Interaction: The Foundations of UX Design

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How to Create Intuitive Products by Imitating Physicality certificate

How to Create Intuitive Products by Imitating Physicality

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Gamification - How to Create Engaging User Experiences certificate

Gamification - How to Create Engaging User Experiences

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Emotional Design — How to Make Products People Will Love certificate

Emotional Design — How to Make Products People Will Love

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Creativity: Methods to Design Better Products and Services certificate

Creativity: Methods to Design Better Products and Services

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Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences certificate

Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences

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IxDF Master Class Certificates Earned

IxDF Master Class Certificates are awarded to Rikke Friis Dam in formal recognition of their attendance and ongoing commitment to learning from industry leaders.

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