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?
League of Legends, Team Fight Tactics, CounterStrike.
2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
League of Legends, Skyrim (ironically).
3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
Two to three minutes.
4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
A good, simple user interface, graphics, plot, unique mechanics.
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
1. What are some games you have played recently?
Minecraft.
2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
BlackJack or a text-based RPG.
3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
A minute or two, maybe.
4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
The ability to lose or win through luck or strategy .
5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
The BlackJack game was very polished and included the sum of your cards, a useful feature.
6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
Fix the bug you have and add more pauses.