Esports Admin Tool
A CMS for esports data
Launch
Fall 2016
Project Timeline
2015 - 2016
Summary
The Esports Admin Tool was the first internal Blizzard tool to track and record esports data. From tournament results to match details, the centralized hub provides information to external websites via an API. I contributed to the MVP version 1 release of the tool, then switched focus to support other products.
Role: Designer
User Testing
During the wireframe and prototype phase of the project, we did usability testing to see if an esports admin can successfully enter data using the tool, and have it display on the site. While there are free tools for creating brackets such as Chollange, Blizzard esports employs unique “phoenix” and “bubble-up” formats in addition to the traditional double, single eliminations. Ensuring the user can successfully enter the data in the right spot was important to the team.
Findings and Changes