A. User Identification and Interviews

Intended Audience: College Age Kids

 

Interview #1: Hayden Hartmen, OSU Freshman

  1. What are some games you have played recently?

A: Black Jack, Madden 17, FIFA, and Clash Royale

  1. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?

A: Black Jack, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Connect Four, Battle Ship

  1. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?

A: Ideally you should be able to start the game and be finished with at least one round of it in under 20 minutes.

  1. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?

A: A good game has really smooth game play, clear objectives, and engaging graphics.

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

Q. What are some games you have played recently

A. Call of Duty WWII game, Battleship, Euchre

Q. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?

A. Battleship, Blackjack

Q. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?

A. 5 minutes or less

Q. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?

A. Gambling is fun, competitive, easy to play

Q. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?

A. How it felt like you were in a casino with the background

Q. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?

A. add betting to the game

Connect 4

Interview #1: Sarah Von Staden, OSU Freshman, “Math?” Major

Q1.)  What are some games you have played recently?

A1: Spoons, Black Jack, Texas Hold-Em, and Mario-Kart.

Q2.) What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?

A2: Tic-Tac-Toe, Guess Who, Game of Life, Monopoly, Hangman, and maybe other board games.

Q3 In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?

A3: Board games like Monopoly ~ 45 minutes. Connect four, and similar: ten minutes,

Q4 What aspects of a game make it enjoyable for you to play?

A4: Color schemes, playing short, two player games as a series (best two out of three), and user friendly interfaces.

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

Interview #1: Devin Daniels, Industrial Design major, CCAD Senior

Q1.)  What are some games you have played recently?

A1: Neko Atsume, Catan, Slap 45, Oregon Trail (card game).

Q2.) What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?

A2: Snake, Balloon pop, flappy bird, Oregon trail.

Q3 In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?

A3: One to one and a half hours

Q4 What aspects of a game make it enjoyable for you to play?

A4: The design and UI are the more important aspects to make sure it is easy to play the game.