Eel External Feedback - UQdeco2800/2022-studio-1 GitHub Wiki
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Specification
The target audience for this test were the users outside of our studio with ages ranging from 16 -25. In our testing we reached users within the age bracket of 18 - 22. Nine questions were asked to gain insight on their opinion of the eel's design features and it's suitability in the Atlantis Sink visually. The feedback will be used in future sprint to improve cohesion of character in Atlantis Sinks.
Purpose
The purpose of the test was to know what are users general opinions on the eel. This includes:
- Can the user's identify what the character is and what it is holding?
- What type of theme does the character portray?
- Does the character look like a water character?
- Is the design proportional and fitting to game engine?
- IS the design clearly seen in the game?
- If they were to animate the character what would they do?
Design of Tests
To meet the goals of the test, 9 questions were designed.
- What animal does this character look like?
- Does this character look like a water creature?
- Can you see the character clearly?(Darker Picture)
- What is the character holding?
- What theme best suits the character?
- If you were to animate this character, what body parts would you move?
- Do you think the character suits its surroundings? If not, what could be changed to improve it?
- Do you think the character is proportional to its surroundings? If not, what stands out?
The final question allowed for any additional recommendations from the user. The survey consisted of a mixture of multiple choice and short answer responses.
Results
| Timestamp | What animal does this character look like? | Does this character look like a water creature? | Can you see the character clearly? | Can you see the character clearly? | What is the character holding? | What theme best suits the character? | If you were to animate this character, what body parts would you move? | Do you think the character suits its surroundings? If not, what could be changed to improve it? | Do you think the character is proportional to its surroundings? If not, what stands out? | Any other comments please leave here! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2022 22:24:36 | Snake/cobra | Yes | Yes | Fireball or energy orb | Fantasy | Tail | Nothing in this scene matches | Yes, its proportional | ||
| 9/10/2022 22:29:18 | Eel | Yes | Yes | Electricity/ lightning | Atlantis | Where the electricity comes out of - tail, arm etc | It could possibly be closer to or in the water but it does suit the theme of the other character pieces | It could possibly be bigger since the crab is the same size and in real like it would be bigger than a crab | Nice use of colours and the shape of the eyes is effective in making the character look menacing | |
| 9/10/2022 22:43:26 | Dragon | Yes | No | Fireball | Fantasy | Head | Add more trees, add more bright coloured dragons and caves and a volcano. | No. Standout were those wide green trees, a pole and odd screen sign | Keep it more like in nature- island shape, take out big screen and pole could be change to a natural rock | |
| 9/10/2022 23:15:30 | Dragon | Yes | No | No | Fire/water ball | Fantasy | Tail | The pink gem | ||
| 9/11/2022 11:22:42 | A snake | Yes | Yes | No | A orb with water or air around it | Fantasy | Nothing | I think the character looks water based so I would think itโs surroundings should be in/near water | Yes it is | |
| 9/12/2022 21:12:41 | Dragon or snake | No | No | No | Fire? | Atlantis | The body parts that are not the head | Yes | Possibly make the character larger | Interesting concept. |
Analysis
- Only one user identified the character as an eel however 83% of users identified the character as a dragon/snake.
- 66% of users believed the character was water based
- In dusk lighting 66.7% of users could see the character clearly however during night lighting 66.7% of users could not see the lighting clearly. This implies that future collaboration is needed between the Cycle team and Enemy Team to come to a agreement in regards to lighting intensity. More testing for this feature is necessary.
- Mixed consensus in regard to the characters hand. 66.7% of users thought the hand was a fire ball, 33% of users thought it was an energy orb and one user thought it was an electricity hand. This therefore shows ambiguous design in the characters arm.
- 66.7% of users thought the theme of the character was fantasy and 33.7% was Atlantis. This suggests that perhaps the character needs some more Atlantis specific features.
- 66.7% of users thought they would animate the tail of the character
- A mixed collection of responses regarding if the character fit into the surroundings. As the landscape is not set and objects are still in progress, the validity of the responses from this are questionable and therefore need to be evaluated at a later date.
Summary
Thus, the survey above has collected valuable data as it represents an uninfluenced opinion. It can be seen that goals of designing a water based, eel fantasy character was clear to users. Users also agreed that the tail would be the best body part to animate, coinciding with out design progress in sprint 2. However, attention was brought to the brightness of the character under the night cycle, design of hand and slight confusion in the theme of the character. These features will be improved on in future sprints.