Identify the intended audience for your game
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
- What are some games you have played recently?
Civilization 6, Fire Emblem, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
I would love to play an adventure game in MATLAB!
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
Ten minutes to half an hour
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
Increasing multiple difficulty levels.
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
- What are some games you have played recently? Mario Cart, Paperclips, Cookie Clicker
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB? Hangman, Battleship
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play? five minutes
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play? Winning, strategy
- When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy? Winning, the words have a theme, For Othello: I enjoy the strategy
- When playing this game, what changes would you recommend? For Hangman: I wish it showed me how many letters to start with. For Othello: It’s pretty good