A. User Identification and Interviews

Identify the intended audience for your game

Children between the ages of 5-12

Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development

Zachary Simionitis

  1. What are some games you have played recently?                                                                                                                            Answer: Recently I have played CSGO and Monopoly
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?                                                                                                      Answer: Has not played any games on MATLAB
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?                                                                                    Answer: It would be a fast game that lasts a couple of mins.
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable for you to play?                                                                                                             Answer: Time length, replayability, being able to get good at the game

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

Hangman

Michael Gulasy

  1. What are some games you have played recently?                                                                                                                            Answer: Rainbow Six Seige, Blackjack, and Clash of Clans
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?                                                                                                      Answer: Blackjack, and War
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?                                                                                      Answer: 10 min
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable for you to play?                                                                                                             Answer: Easy playability, strategy, tactical, and skill required
  5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?                                                                                                                 Answer: Challenge aspect, and the number of tries.
  6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?                                                                                                 Answer: Graphics, decrease the number of words

Guess

Michael Gulasy

  1. What are some games you have played recently?                                                                                                                            Answer: Rainbow Six Seige, Blackjack, and Clash of Clans
  2. What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?                                                                                                      Answer: Blackjack, and War
  3. In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?                                                                                      Answer: 10 min
  4. What aspects of a game make it enjoyable for you to play?                                                                                                             Answer: Easy playability, strategy, tactical, and skill required
  5. When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?                                                                                                                 Answer: Being able to play two-player, easiness of the game, quick, could play a lot of games in a short time
  6. When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?                                                                                                 Answer: Graphics, increase the number of numbers