[Zababa]

> Video games are interesting in terms of usability. I thought a lot about this the past couple years after a UX course. A lot of UX principles are about making things easier, like large clickable areas, not moving clickable areas, contrasting colors, proving plenty of time to react or undo, and making things obvious and as easy as possible. But in a game, many of those principles are flipped. In a shooter, the enemies are smaller and move. They may be difficult to see. Solutions are not always obvious, especially if they are extras or hidden power ups.

The goal of usability is to be able to accomplish your goal. In a lot of games, the feeling of getting better or overcoming an obstacle is part of the goal. So the UX is not surprising, it's following the goal of the product.