http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/1815/a_beginners_guide_to_user_.php
Usability Testing
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130745/better_games_through_usability_.php
The Psychology
Principles Every UI/UX Designer Needs to Know:
https://uxplanet.org/the-psychology-principles-every-ui-ux-designer-needs-to-know-24116fd65778
Playability Testing
Testing Plan must include:
1. A brief description of what the person will be playing
(your level/state of game, how it works, about how long it should take to play,
what it will be played on). Remember that
you should have a prototype that others can play, in which the components
interact properly, and a resolution can be achieved.
2. A list of questions/risks that you know
you would like to learn about from watching the play testing. What you want to
know about your game and how you think testing can help answer these
questions. You can use these questions
to guide the post-game Q and A with the player
3. A brief testing script should be crafted to
ensure sessions are consistent.
Some Tips
- Assign a note-taker
and a test assistant.
- Ask players to think aloud as
they play and express themselves in stream of consciousness.
- Don’t lead the
player, and avoid answering their questions directly.
- Plan to go over
results as a team soon after they are gathered, while your memories are still
fresh.
Best
Practices: Five Tips for Better Playtesting
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/185258/best_practices_
User evaluation summary
of outcomes and recommendations
(written report, along with tested prototype)
Your team should plan
to play-test your game with at least 4-5
players and get full responses during this testing week. Players could be friends and confidants, but
should not be people who have been working on the game, or who have already
played it during the course of development. Others who do not know you are more
highly recommended.
IRB Institutional
Review Board
The purpose of IRB review is to ensure
that ethical standards for the care and protection of human subjects have been established
and that research activities are in compliance with
all pertinent regulations (federal, state and local).
https://research.rpi.edu/compliance/irb