Name: MariseNiehaus Date: 14Sept2014

CriterionD.Evaluating

DEADLINE:17Oct(F)12midnight

PartI.ProductTesting
1.Askatleast5peopletoplayyourgameandansweryoursurvey.
Thelinkofallthegamesandsurveysarefoundhere:http://goo.gl/rRR68A

2.Whenyouhavegatheredatleast5feedbacksinyoursurvey,postthelinktothesummaryofresultsbelow.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hReWpo9WJZJNjVkz143PwZni7aMeSfzJug5KcbbsbiI/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics

3.Rateyourowngameusingtherubricbelow.

0:Notachieved12Minimallyachieved34:Moderatelyachieved56:Mostlyachieved78:Fully
achieved

Aspects: SelfScore ReasonsforScoreGiven

1.Isitfunandengaging? 8 Funnyjokesanddifficultquestions
2.Doesthegamehaveaclearand
specific
educationaltopicorcontent?
7 Periodictable,elementsandsymbols
3.Aretheinstructionsclear? 8 Thoroughlytoldtheplayerwhattodo
4.Isthegamechallenging? 7 Somechallengingsomeeasierquestions,butyoucouldalsoguessanswers
5.Isthegameoriginaloramodification? 7 ItwasaremixbutIchangeditsodrastically(addedmorequestions)and
changedthesprites
6.Doesthegamehaveaspecifictarget
audience?
6 Itvaries,6thto8thgrade
7.Isthescriptorcodecorrectlydone? 8 Correctlydone,fewglitches
8.Wereimagesandsoundscreatively
used?
7 Newsoundeffects.

4.Comparetheresultsofyourevaluationsurveytoyourselfevaluation.Completethetablebelow.
Accordingtoyourselfevaluation Accordingtoyoursurveyresults
a.Howwelldidyourfinal
productsatisfy
yourdesign
specification?

Myfinalproductincludedallthetraitsofmydream
gameacceptbackgroundmusicnotincludingsound
effects
Someplayersfoundthegametooeasy,somefoundit
toohard.Notalllikedcolorchoicesandothersdid.
b.Strongpointsofyour
finalproduct

TobythetesttubescommentsandIenjoythe
questions
Tobythetesttube,andthetheme
c.Weakpointsand
suggestionsfor
improvement

BackgroundMusic Morequestionsandcards

PartII.SuccessoftheFinalProduct
1.Didyoustrictlyandthoroughlyfollowyouroriginalplananddesign?Ifnot,describethechangesthatyoumadetothe
finalproduct,andgivereasonswhyyoumadethesechanges.
Changesmadetotheoriginaldesignandplan: Reasonsforthesechanges:
1.Colourscheme Blueandgreenallgenderslike
2.Fewerquestions Ithoughttheplayerswouldgetboredofthecontinuouspairingup
cards
3.
4.
5.

2.Generally,howwelldoyouthinkyourfinalgamesuccessfullyachieveditsoriginalgoalorpurpose:todesignan
engagingeducationalgame?

Ithinkmygameisallofthosetraitseducationalandengaging.Ithastheperfectcombinationbetweenlearningsomethingandhavingfun,
somethingthatIfindhardtograsp.IthasalmostallofthecharacteristicsIwanted,exceptmusicalbackground,whichIthoughtIshouldnot
includebecauseitwoulddistracttheplayerfromTobysjokes,whichIalsothinkwasVERYentertaining

3.Discusstheimpactofyourfinalproduct.
Whatarethebenefitsofusingyourgamebyyourtarget
audience?
Whatarethelimitationsordisadvantagesofusingyour
game?

Theaudiencelearnssomeoftheelementsoftheperiodictableand
theirsymbols,whichwerenotthoughtwouldbepairs.(Potassiumand
K)

Theymayhaveonlyguessedthepairs,notstrategicallythinkingout
whatsymbolswouldmatch,orlisteningtoTobyscunningjokes