Comment #5
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Hi Elias! You have created a well-structured post and you bring up some interesting points. I personally believe that a form can be extremely useful for gathering the right type of data. You say that it did not make sense in your case, but I would argue that it is more about how and what type of questions you ask. In addition, asking people what they thought about certain things right after they have tested your game, kind of puts them on the spot and makes it so they have to kind of force an answer out. Having them do a form in peace, lets people think about what they really want for the game. Also some people would be more kind in their feedback and maybe avoid bringing up negative aspects, if they had to say it verbally, since doing so would make them feel uncomfortable. Just something to think about, I personally got some excellent feedback from my two forms. Asking generic questions that give no useful information would not make sense, but asking specific things related to your game would result in good data. It is the same as asking the testers verbally or through a form, more or less, but I think the latter would make people more honest. I definitely agree with having people observe the testers and that is a great approach. The post definitely has value. I think you do a good job of introducing the reader to what the purpose of play testing is (including a picture to visually explain it was great too). I think the post is very well-written with a strong grasp of academic language, but it does not feel very personal. This is just something minor and not something that is affecting the quality of the post, but it feels a bit too sterile and clean, if that makes sense. Then again, are these texts supposed to be personal blogs or more academic texts, that I do not know, and it was never really specified. To improve the text, maybe you could have gone a bit more in-depth on certain parts. I think there is a lot that can be said about this particular topic and you express yourself in a great way, so why not include a little more content? Right now the post is still good, just a bit short. You also say in the end that there wont be another playtesting session, but that is not true, so I will definitely come check out your tutorial on the next play testing session. Best, Michael Degirmen  |