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User Testing: Unlocking Feedback with Post-Test Surveys

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Cheryl

For the first time in a while, I’m designing and running my own usability studies. Carnegie Mellon cross-trains its HCI students in both research and design, so it’s a bit like riding a bike – it comes back eventually. Post-university, I used

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Design career, carnegiemellon, interaction design, user research

Improvception: Making Up An Acting Career

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Cheryl

In the scope of my existence, improv was a happy accident with a rocky journey. I started on the journey, quite simply, due to peer pressure. I was in the midst of rehearsals for my very first college show, “Compleat Works of

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Acting, Biography carnegiemellon, improv

Recent Posts

  • Free Webinar: Embrace Your Fun Factor on january 9 2026 December 20, 2025
  • Cheryl Platz speaking at the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming December 19, 2025
  • Cheryl Platz Celebrates First Year as Creative Director at TPCi November 5, 2025
  • Game Development Strategy Guide author Cheryl Platz launches academic book tour in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh October 28, 2025
  • Enduring Play E1 S10 Released: Human-Centered Production with Yesenia Cisneros October 21, 2025

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