Video games have become a mainstream entertainment medium, and with that comes an increasing diversity in gamers’ gaming backgrounds. We are moving on from the previous debate of “what are games” to the reality of game devs needing to tailor their designs to players who are coming into the game spaces from different generations and levels of genre expertise.In this series of microtalks, developers from various backgrounds will talk about lessons they’ve learned from their experiences matching their designs to potential players’ experience and expectations, and the tools that have helped them onboard players for the maximum fun gameplay experience.