Video: Making mobile games better with good tactile design

"Good tactile feedback effects are really about adding truth to that app experience."

- In this free GDC Vault video from the App Developers Conference 2013, Immersion Corporation developer evangelist Bob Heubel speaks about the value of making mobile games and apps that incorporate high-quality tactile feedback. Heubel also shares some core design principles developers should follow when building tactile effects into mobile games during his talk, "Enhancing the User Experience Through Good Tactile Design."

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