Gamercraft - Player Profiles
How to visualize and understand your performance to improve?
The challenge: Gamercraft players had no way to track their progress or compare themselves to others, often wondering "Where do I stand compared to others?" without ever getting a clear answer.
My solution: I created a unique player profile system, combining their Gamercraft tournament statistics with external data, enabling simple analysis even for beginners and a community comparison system.
The identified potential: Although I left before the launch, user testing showed strong interest: "Finally understand where I stand" was the recurring feedback. This profile system aimed to transform Gamercraft from a simple tournament platform into a true competitive progression tool, addressing a need expressed by the entire community.
Understanding player needs and differentiating
During the initial phase, a central question arose: how to differentiate from already well-established platforms? I worked on a hybrid approach:
Offering accessible statistics that are understandable, even for less experienced players.
Adding unique data to Gamercraft, notably scores related to our own tournaments and specific scoring mechanics.
Introducing a comparison system between players to provide a clear view of one's position within the community.
This approach made the profiles both useful and engaging, while staying aligned with Gamercraft's identity.
Technical challenges and data structuring
A major challenge was structuring and normalizing data from different games, each having unique specificities in terms of game modes and scoring mechanics.
I worked closely with experts from the games concerned to document the rules and particularities of each title
I designed a modular data structure allowing rapid and efficient integration of new games in the future.
Validating understanding with regular testing
To ensure that the data display was clear and intuitive for players, I created several visual prototypes and submitted them to testing with players. The feedback collected allowed us to adjust the interface and information presentation, thus guaranteeing a smooth and comprehensible experience for all users.
This iterative process was essential to perfect the interface and meet player expectations.