Play-test Goals

• Observe how players are able to use the UI to build in creative mode

• See how the players interact with the controls of the game

• See what players make in creative mode

• See how players move around in explorer mode

• See how player play in adventure mode

• See how players interact with the lobby system

• See how players switch back and forth from modes

• See if the player noticed improved from the new sprint compared to the older version

Research questions

• Do testers enter a play state?

• What can testers create with the current editor?

• Are the controlls understandable?

• Do testers have easy access to the lobby?

• Is everything easy to understand for the player?

1. Introduction (5 min.)

1. 1. Inform the user that they are testing a game that includes a castle creation editor and explorer mode. The creation editor allows them to build. The explorer mode allows them to move their character around in their building.

   2. Show tester https://infinityskies.io/

   3. Play-test rules

      1. The player can do no wrong

      2. We are not judging you

   4. Player information:

      1. The player gets no information on the controls beforehand and figures it out during the play-test

      2. The player is told that he can visit other lobbies or can build his own castle

   5. Player tasks:

      1. Listen and carry out the tasks that the game designer gives them

      2. To explore our built

      3. to figure out the controls

2. Tree Testing (20 min.)

   1. The game designer may asks players to do certain tasks if he/she doesn't find it themselfs.

      1. Player finds his own castle

      2. Player goes to the building mode

      3. Player rotates an object

      4. Player makes a wall and puts a hole in it

      5. Player builds a roof on his castle

      6. Player finds a specific castle

      7. Player walks in exploring mode

      8. Player plays adventure mode

   2. Player while spend 15 min in building mode 3 min in lobby's and rooms and 2 min in adventure mode

   3. The game designer is in the same room keeping watch over the test.

4. Evaluation (20 min.)

   1. Have the tester fill out the evaluation form.

   2. Quick interview

      1. What did you like?

      2. What didn’t you like?

      3. What needs improvement?

      4. How did the controls feel?

      5. Was there a learning curve to the controls?

      6. What would you change to the controls?

      7. Were parts of the games hard to understand?

      8. Were any menus hard to find?

      9. Did you ever get lost in the game?

      10. Did you feel this new version is an improvement? (only for people who play tested before)

Adventure Mode

Building Mode

Lobby and Rooms

As a user, I would like an option to invert my camera control

As a user, I would like it if the objects spawn in the front instead of the back

As a user, i find it confusing that the right mouse button deletes objects but also controls the camera

As a user, I would like to zoom in on diffrent angles

As a user. I would like some sort of ctr-z option

Building Mode

Were some buttons and mouse layouts unclear?

• The rotation of the game with the mouse felt different then I am used to buttons it self were clear

• I was able to find everything I needed by spending a minimal amount of time looking around

If you can change the controls/button layout what would you change?

• Add mouse buttons as a way to control the game.

• A different button for cancelling item placement, or not cancelling item placement when rotating the camera with the same button.

• Have the mouse rotate the other way when looking troughout the game (its what I am used to out of other games ) add a save button without exit to it so you can save but keep on building.

• I like to use hotkeys (e.g. shown through tooltips when you hover a button) to build and edit more quickly in these types of games.

• The r button to instantly rotate 90 degrees, and holding r to presicely rotate it

• op het toetsen bord een cancel knop in plaats van op de mouse

Were any aspects of the game confusing? If so, please describe.

• Deleting floors didn't seem to work with the new button.

• Walls that couldn't be placed near the edge of the land border.

• I don't know why exactly I'm making a nice castle, or what value objects have apart from the coloring. I'd like to know the value of my castle while building

• The destroy button is kind of far right, harder to see first hand

• waarom draaide mijn muur uit het niks???

What parts of the game where strong?

• Physically appealing, good controls.

• The lighting was great, as were the categories and labels for all placeable items, walls, etc.

• graphics look nice for the stage of the game. they made it good on the eye.

• Variation in objects and models and the art-work

• The building of the walls, floor and decorating

• building mode

What didn't you like about the game?

• Depending on your target audience, I don't know if an adventure mode is a neccesity.

• The controls felt kind of limited.

• (Adventuremode) de manier van items oppakken voelde raar. (building mode) you couldnt see where you placed the items and how it would look when you placed them down wich made things look not aligned after placing and saving.

• I would like to be able to interact with my special items (e.g. sit on chairs, animated clocks, cook food?)

• I would like to place objects on tables and stuff, maybe less emptiness and trees for decorating the outside. But I think those will come with time

• avontuur mode

Lobby and Rooms

Were any aspects of the lobby confusing? If so, please describe.

• It was confusing mostly because room names were computer generated.

• I would like to sort or filter castles on their value/how many items they have, so I can visit the ones that can be more interesting

• There was not anything clickable on the circle (I thought other worlds would appear there) and I did not know the things on the right were other worlds.

What parts of the lobby was not easy to understand?

• I think the lobby is not unclear but just needs more work.

• what else was possible besides joining others and buying something

• So far, it seemed very clear where to go and where to look

• How to get back to your own world and what to do once you're in another world. I would like to see a tutorial, but I think you would work on that before the release

Additional comments

• This could be something I'd play as a form of cooling down, clumped together with games like Animal Crossing.

• When a game shows progress in content, even after release, that's always a good sign to me. Nice work

• the game looked good and was pleasant on the eye.

Music

What did you think of the music

• Music gets repetitive and boring

• Music is relaxing and chill

• Music was fun but would be disturbing if it plays a loop

• Average gaming music

The graph while contain the following information

Darker Color: Player has playtested before

BM: Building mode

AM: Adventure mode