Identify the intended audience for your game
Blackjack: Ages 12 and up
Hangman: All ages that can read
Over/Under 7: All ages
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
What are some games you have played recently?
Shuwei: Uhhh… The last one I played was World of Tanks.
What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
Shuwei: Uhhh… It would be cool to play Battleships. Hang Man is cool.
Andy: What about Fortnite?
Shuwei: I’ve actually never played Fortnite.
Shuwei: On Matlab I think one minute…may…maybe… or two minutes is…
What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
Shuwei: Play with other people, thats always fun.
Andy: Multiplayer?
Shuwei: We made…uhhh…hangman that was multiplayer
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
What are some games that you have played recently?
Angie: I’ve played Call of duty: Zombies; Egyptian rat screw, people call it ERS if you shorten it… how many do I need… okay done.
What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
Angie: What is MATLAB… is it like Cool Math Games?… that’s all I can think about… is it coding? I’ve seen people do it… hahaha are you guys not allowed to talk to me…? I can’t think of any games because I don’t know what MATLAB is… Tic Tac Toe… or what about that one arrow game where you have to go through the walls?
In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
Angie: Mmhhhhm….. Ten minutes…
Andy: So not very long?
Angie: No I get frustrated if it takes too long.
Andy: So you don’t like long things?
Angie: Nope.
What aspects of the game make it enjoyable for you to play?
Angie: Competition, mmmhhh… strategy, and fun hehehe
Angie: So are you guys going to design a game…?
Andy: We already did…
Angie: What about tic tac toe and zombies?
When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
I enjoyed the betting system…ummm.. I also like how I was able to choose between one and eleven. I also really enjoyed the face cards.
When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
I don’t know…ok.. maybe some sound effects, that would be nice. Like a cha-ching when you win and when you loose a “doo-doo-doo”.