Games User Research: Process Mining

This guide helps you see your game as players truly experience it. Learn how to extract game flow, detect conformance issues, and drive iterative improvements using Python, R, and powerful open-source process mining frameworks.

Using these tools, you'll map gameplay flows, analyze player intent, and uncover how your design choices play out in practice. This book provides hands-on walkthroughs in open-source tools to build your practical skills.

In This Book, You’ll Learn How To:

• Build process models to capture player journeys through levels and systems.
• Compare intended vs. actual player paths for design conformance.
• Visualize gameplay loops, decision points, and abandoned branches.
• Work with event logs using R and Python’s open-source libraries.
• Communicate flow insights clearly with designers and stakeholders.
• Spot and fix UX bottlenecks grounded in real player behavior.

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