Identify the intended audience for your game
Connect 4 intended audience: Anyone of all ages
Adventure game intended audience: Fantasy Enthusiasts
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
- What are some games you have played recently? ANS: Call of Duty Modern Warfare, League of Legends, Call of Duty Mobile, #Drive
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB? ANS: Simple games like Snake, Chess, Solitaire, Checkers, Tic-Tac-Toe, Sudoku, or 2048.
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play? ANS: If its a small game then It should be only about 3 minutes to 10 minutes long.
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play? ANS: High scores, achievements, recordable progress, and unlockables.
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
- What are some games you have played recently? ANS: Civilization V, Call of Duty, Euchre.
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB? ANS: Games like Blackjack, or Yahtzee.
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play? 5 to 10 minutes.
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play? Involvement of luck, level of difficulty, and the social aspects of the game.
- When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy? The complexity and the effort put into the game.
- When playing this game, what changes would you recommend? ANS: The game needs more content.