Dr. Deborah Hendersen, Ph.D., Principal UX Researcher at Xbox, has over 12+ years of experience in the gaming industry. As an individual contributor, she has worked on a diverse array of gaming projects, spanning from smaller XBLA titles to blockbuster AAA franchises. Recently, Deborah has pivoted to work on developer tools at Xbox, with her former colleagues now serving as her research participants. She has a passion for developing research methods and thinks a lot about narrative, which was the topic of her doctoral thesis. Her interest in narrative has since expanded to also include representation and inclusions in video game storylines.