Preparing Observation
What To Observe
Models Have Layers
Methodic Glasses
Memes/Characters
100

Researchers sometimes record a session using this type of media so they can watch it later.

What is VIDEO (or AUDIO)?

100

Inputs on gamepad, keyboard, mouse or touchscreen, that are means for the player to interact with the game.

What are CONTROL INPUTS?

100
4 out of the 8 listed research methods.

What is Concept test,UX Comp Analys., Coll. Des. Usability Expert Analys. Usab. Playtest. Large-Scale Playtest, Engagement Diaries, Analytics-Driven Playtest

100

The game genre that caused what is now known as the five layered model.

What is F2P games?

100

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200

This type of note taking uses pre-made templates and organized grids.

What is STRUCTURED NOTE TAKING?

200

Players body language, facial expressions and posture as indicators.

What are NON-VERBAL-INDICATORS?

200

How many different research methods do you need at minimum to get good results for all 5 layers?

3.

200

One of the most important factors impacting good player experience.

What is Usability?

200

"Hurricane Katrina? More like ______!"

What is Hurricane Tortilla.

300

Before observing, researchers must first understand what the company wants from the study.

What are the STUDY OBJECTIVES?

300

Deaths, crashes, faliure to complete a mission or level on time are examples of this.

What are FALIURE STATES?

300

The layers that are the easiest to get good results for in terms of amount of research methods.

What is Usability and Understanding?

300
What the five-layer model is good at.
What is "explaining to developers what types of issues they are facing/helping developers"?
300

We literally live in this book.

What is Literally 1984?

400

Clarity, wayfinding and difficulty help break down research goals into actionable observation targets.

What are the SUB-QUESTIONS derived from the research objective?/ What are SUB-Questions

400

Data collection, organizing data and aggregating data are the main steps of it.

What is the ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONS?

400

The game failing to generate any revenue strongly indicates that the developers have failed in these layers.

Like, all of them?
400

The testing phase used in the latter half of development, which greatly polishes player-experience and appeal.

What is large-scale testing?

400

He's worse than his brother.

What is Logan Paul.

500

Tools like OVO and Morae allow adding markers to gameplay recordings in this kind of software.

What is EVENT-LOGGING-SOFTWARE?

500

Capturing details abput family dynamics or turn taking is crucial when studying this type of play.

What is SOCIAL-PLAY?
500

The emergence of F2P games have seeded a scale which has sprouted into these two layers that are assessed for success.

What is financial and critical success?

500

The phase that houses both the most and the least amount of work that needs to be re-done and re-structured, depending on your budget.

What is Soft Launch/Launch?

500

This font was released in 1965 and is used in a lot of older memes. These memes aren't funny or dank. Example: Normies such as middle-aged moms may share a minion meme on Facebook, and it most likely will include this font.

What is Impact?
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