Identify the intended audience for your game
People looking to play easy games in their free time with friends.
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
- What are some games you have played recently?
- RocketLeague, Battlefield, NBA 2k, GTA
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
- War, Connect-4
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
- Hours of fun
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
- Ability to control the outcome
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
- What are some games you have played recently?
- Uno, Cards Against Humanity, and Black Jack
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
- War, Tic-Tac-Toe, Hangman
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
- 1-5 minutes depending on the game and difficulty
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
- Winning the game, though provoking moves
- When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
- In playing Tic-Tac-Toe I enjoyed the ability to start a new game right away and being able to play a game that is easy to understand with my friends.
- When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
- Make the placement of the chips easier so I don’t have to input two variables.