A. User Identification and Interviews

Identify the intended audience for your game

 

Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
    1. Call of Duty WW2 and Counter-Strike
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
    1. Flappy Bird
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
    1. Indefinite ending (multiplayer)
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
    1. Progression and ranking systems

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

  1. What are some games you have played recently?
    1. Who’s Your Daddy and Age of Empires 2
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
    1. Snake or minesweeper
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
    1. 10 to 20 hours
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
    1. Good storyline and deep strategy elements
  5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
    1. The different rooms and finding weapons
  6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
    1. Add more rooms if possible