Study on Game Mechanics and Player Engagement
By: Madeline Krajewski and Hannah Thiry
Project Tools
Our tools to complete this experiment are the following:
-
- Stardew Valley will be played for one hour, with approx. fifteen minutes afterward to fill out the survey form
-
- Each pilot tester will play Stardew Valley individually and without interruption
-
- Approximately seven pilot testers will be included in this study
-
- Stardew Valley will be played for one hour, with approx. fifteen minutes afterward to fill out the survey form
-
- Using Stardew Valley
-
- Laptop, Switch or Tablet
-
- Google Form, which players will answer after the test run of the game
-
- Questions on Curiosity, Concentration, Control, Challenge, Comprehension and Empathy from Measuring Player Immersion in the Computer Game Narrative. [Hua et al. 2009]
-
- Rating of player engagement and enjoyment
-
- Other questions:
-
- Which device used (Laptop, Tablet, Switch),
-
- What elements of the game they found most enjoyable?(NPC Relationships, Mining (fighting monsters), Farming (plants), Farming (animals), Foraging, Fishing, Managing Resources(gaining/spending money, backpack space, treasure chest space), Home/ Farm Decoration, and Character Customization)
-
- Other questions:
-
- Google Form, which players will answer after the test run of the game
-
- Stardew Valley will be played for one hour, with approx. fifteen minutes afterward to fill out the survey form
-
- Each pilot tester will play Stardew Valley individually and without interruption
-
- Approximately seven pilot testers will be included in this study
-
- Stardew Valley will be played for one hour, with approx. fifteen minutes afterward to fill out the survey form
