Identify the intended audience for your game
Ages 6 – 18
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
Q: What are some games you have played recently?
A: I’ve mostly just played Counter Strike Global Offensive and Among Us.
Q: What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
A: I think that Hangman and black jack would probably be fun.
Q: In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
A: In MATLABS, five minutes would probably be the most time I would want to spend in a round.
Q: What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
A: I think that replay ability and interesting concepts make games the most enjoyable to play.
Q: Do you prefer games based on luck or games based on strategy?
A: A mix of both makes for the best experience.
Q: Do you like single player or multi-player games more?
A: Multi-player games are better.
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
Q: What are some games you have played recently?
A: Minecraft, CS-GO, and Among Us.
Q: What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
A: Black Jack, ,war, and Poker would probably be fun.
Q: In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
A: A single player game on Matlab should probably take no more than 3 or 4 minutes.
Q: What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
A: I like it to be somewhat challenging but not take forever to play and multiplayer games are pretty enjoyable.
Q: When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
A: I like that it doesn’t take too long and it is more convenient than playing connect-4 with actual pieces.
Q: When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
I would recommend you put messages to prompt the players into the game.