A. User Identification and Interviews

Identify the intended audience for your game

All human beings age 5 and up.

Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
    • Arma 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
    • Space invaders, chess
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
    • For MATLAB, probably less than 10 minutes
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
    • Humor, social aspect, challenge

Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
    • Lethal Company, Escape From Tarkov
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
    • Slap jack
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
    1. 4-5 minutes
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
    • Interactivity, challenge
  5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
    • The frantic struggle to win against a robot opponent
  6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
    • Instead of OPFOR as enemy name, change it to random B1G team name.