Moonshot Board Game Digitalization

Year:
  • 2024
Work and services:
  • UX/UI Design
  • Reaserch
  • Illustration
  • Game Design
  • Prototyping
Client:
  • Moonshot
About:

Moonshot is a physical board game designed to boost creativity and collaboration within teams during workshops. The company offers in-person workshops where teams ideate and innovate using the game as a playful catalyst.

  • In response to the growing need for remote collaboration—especially during the pandemic—I contributed as the sole UX/UI designer and ideation lead on the full digital transformation of Moonshot, bringing this unique workshop experience online for distributed teams.
  • Translating a tactile, collaborative game into a seamless digital experience that preserves creativity and team dynamics was the core challenge of this project.
  • Working closely with the game creator and a developer, I researched, designed, and helped build an immersive platform that supports remote, interactive workshops while retaining the game’s playful spirit and strategic depth.
Links:

Moonshot

My role:
  • UX/UI Designer & Researcher
  • Led the end-to-end design process including user research, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, and user testing.
  • Collaborated closely with the game creator and developer to ensure a faithful yet innovative digital translation.
  • Created all graphics, interface illustrations, prototypes and interaction flows.

↓Welcome screen + Loading screen

Understanding the challange:

Moonshot’s core gameplay relies heavily on physical interaction: crafting tokens, group discussions, and a game master facilitating turns. Reproducing these rich, tactile experiences in a digital, asynchronous environment required deep research and creative problem-solving.

↓Physical version of the game that we based our work on

↓First sketches

Challenges & Goals:
  • Translate a complex, tactile physical board game into a fully digital interactive experience.
  • Design for remote teams connecting via platforms like Zoom, ensuring the game is easily shareable and playable during virtual workshops.
  • Address two primary user groups:

    – Team Members: engaging, straightforward gameplay that encourages creativity and collaboration.

    – Team Leads / Organizers: tools and controls for workshop setup, progress tracking, and outcomes visibility.
  • Maintain the core creative and social dynamics that made the physical game successful.
User Personas
  • Team Member:
    Participates in creative challenges, collaborates, and contributes ideas.
  • Team Lead / Workshop Organizer:
    Hires the service, manages teams, and ensures workshop success.

↓Low fidelity prototype

Interface:

Situated discreetly at the bottom right, the “next” button facilitates a seamless transition to the next turn, and for timed tasks, the next player’s circle transforms into a timer. These adjustments, integral to the digitalization process, contribute to an intuitive and immersive interface that complements the game’s innovative and creative essence.

↓Hand shaping a figure and naming it has been replaced with a workshop crafting board, where each team can draw and name their token.

Top Bar:

The unobtrusive top-right color indicator highlights the current player.