Elvin 070620 - Study 3 For L.A.

User Enjoyment Studies for ML in LA

Questions for LA

• base on those applicable to ML
• modified to fit the 5min LA-ML interface
• modified to be a quick 5 min survey as human flow is high and fast
• total 60 questions (20x3)
• Questionnaire separated into 3 sections to save time:
  • Section A – Concentration(3), Challenge(2), Human Animal Interaction(2)
  • Section B – Player skills(4) and Control(2)
  • Section C – Clear Goals(2), Feedback(3) and Immersion(2)
• Approximately 18-21 questions per section
• Each individual to perform 1 section only

Section A

Concentration

Games should require concentration and the player should be able to concentrate on the game

• games should provide a lot of stimuli from different sources
  • I noticed different sources of stimulation
  • I was stimulated by the game by different sources
  • I felt stimulated by different sources of stimuli from the game
• games should quickly grab the players’ attention and maintain their focus throughout the game
  • The game grabbed my attention when it started
  • I could maintain my focus on the game from the start
  • I was easily distracted from the game from the start
• games should have a high workload, while still being appropriate for the players’ perceptual, cognitive, and memory limits
  • There are too many things going on at one time
  • The amount of stimuli was not more than I can focus on
  • There is too much stimuli for me to focus properly

Challenge

Games should be sufficiently challenging and match the player’s skill level

• challenges in games must match the players’ skill levels
  • The game was not too difficult to play
  • The game was not too easy
  • The difficulty of the game was at an manageable level for me
• the level of challenge should increase as the player progresses through the game and increases their skill level
  • I feel that the game gets more difficult as I get more skillful
  • The difficulty of the game increases as the game progresses
  • The game becomes more challenging as the level increases

Human Animal Interaction

• Telepresence
  • I was aware that I was playing with a hamster during gameplay
  • I knew I was playing with my hamster during gameplay
  • I had no idea that I was playing with my hamster
• Relationship with pet
  • I feel more connected to my pet after gameplay
  • I feel closer to my pet after gameplay
  • I feel that my pet and I are closer after gamepla

Section B

Player Skills

Games must support player skill development and mastery

• players should be able to start playing the game without reading the manual
  • The game was easy to learn
  • I could easily understand how to play the game
  • The game could easily be learnt to play without reading the manual
• learning the game should not be boring, but be part of the fun
  • Learning the game was not boring
  • Understanding how to play the game was fun
  • The game was boring to learn
• games should increase the players’ skills at an appropriate pace as they progress through the game
  • The game helps me increase my skills at the right pace
  • I feel more skillful as I play the game more.
  • The game hones my skill level.
• game interfaces and mechanics should be easy to learn and use
  • The game interface was easily to learn and use
  • I felt that it was difficult to learn and use the game interface
  • I easily learnt the game interface and mechanics

Control

Players should feel a sense of control over their actions in the game

• players should feel a sense of control over their characters or units and their movements and interactions in the game world
  • I feel in control of my avatar
  • The avatar was under my control
  • I feel that I am not in control of my avatar
• players should feel a sense of control over the game interface and input devices
  • I feel that I can control the game interface
  • I am in control of the game interface
  • I could control the game interface

Section C

Clear Goals

Games should provide the player with clear goals at appropriate times

• overriding goals should be clear and presented early
  • The objectives of the game are clear and presented early.
  • I feel that the aims of the game are unclear and are not presented early
  • I knew the goals of the game early and clearly
• intermediate goals should be clear and presented at appropriate times
  • Intermediate goals were clear and appeared at appropriate times
  • I understood the intermediate objectives well and they appeared at appropriate times
  • The intermediate aims were unclear and presented at inappropriate times

Feedback

Players must receive appropriate feedback at appropriate times

• players should receive feedback on progress toward their goals
  • I knew my progress towards my goals well
  • I frequently received feedback on my progress towards my goal
  • I did not know how I was progressing thru the game
• players should receive immediate feedback on their actions
  • I received immediate feedback on my actions
  • My actions were always followed by immediate feedback
  • I did not know what my actions in the game did
• players should always know their status or score
  • I’m aware of my score always
  • I frequently did not know what my status or score was
  • I always knew what my score and status was

Immersion

Players should experience deep but effortless involvement in the game

• players should become less aware of their surroundings
  • I lost track of my surroundings
  • I noticed less things happening around me
  • During game play I was less aware of what was physically going on around me
• players should experience an altered sense of time
  • I lost track of time when I was playing the game
  • Time seemed to pass differently when I was playing the game
  • I was not aware of the time when I was playing the game