Night at the Museum
Pocket Gems
Mobile iOS and Android
Key Skills
visual design, interaction design, wireframing, animation, implementation
What is it
Night at the Museum: Hidden Treasures is a spin-off of Pocket Gem’s Secret Passages where fans can continue exploring the world of the Night at the Museum franchise through a casual game experience.
Why I joined
Night at the Museum was Pocket Gem’s first experiment with a franchised title. The shortened timeline, small team, and a high level of autonomy was the perfect environment for me to test and hone my design skills.
This was also a great opportunity for me to develop my visual design process.
As senior designer I was responsible for executing on all aspects of the game’s interface.
What I accomplished
- Work with the Art Director to concept and product the visual design of the game interface
- Design, wireframe, and implement UX improvements to key user flows
- Design and execution was completed on an accelerated timeline.
What I learned
Get Your Audience
Night at the Museum was an great evolution of our Hidden Object Games at the time, and totally fell flat. Turns out the movie fans weren’t a huge fan of this genre. Get your users.
Learn the Language
Being open and willing to learn the technical nature of UI implementation allowed for an incredible collaborative relationship where I was able to challenge the thinking and assumptions of my engineering partner and produce solutions that were better experiences and technically sound.