31260 | 42017 Fundamentals of Interaction Design Assessment 2

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31260 | 42017 Fundamentals of Interaction Design

Assessment 2, Practical, individual 30%. Improving and designing arcade style games.

The assignment will be released to all on Monday of Week 9 and is due Friday of Week 10 at 23:59. Submit this document as a pdf with text and images via the practical assignment page on Canvas.

First, you must visit and play (or observe people playing) arcade games. There are multiple places to do this in the city, near UTS, there is Timezone on Level 2 of Central Park Mall, or Fortress also at Central Park Mall (on the 2^nd floor of Fortress), iPlay at Broadway shopping centre, Timezone Haymarket or one near you.

Question 1. Choose an arcade game and improve its usability, (10 points).

Whilst at the arcade, analyse 1 arcade game of your choice, take a wide photo of the game and insert it in the space below (Photo 1 wide). Using the design principles Visibility, Feedback, Constraints, Affordances, Signifiers, Mapping, provide 5 different examples of how you would improve the game using any of the 7 design principles. Take close-up photos of the game component you are planning on improving and insert the photo in each of the 5 parts of your answers (a total of 6 photos).

Photo 1 wide (include the complete arcade game):

Insert photo here:

Example 1. Principle and improvement (3 lines max, 2 points):                                                                              

Photo 1.2 close-up (the part of the game you are improving).

Insert photo here:

Principle………………

Improvement text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Example 2 Principle and improvement (3 lines max, 2 points):                                                                             

Photo 1.2 close-up (the part of the game you are improving).

Insert photo here:

Principle………………

Improvement text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  

Example 3 Principle and improvement (3 lines max, 2 points):    

Photo 1.3 close-up (the part of the game you are improving).

Insert photo here:

Principle………………

Improvement text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  

Example 4 Principle and improvement (3 lines max, 2 points):                                                                              

Photo 1.4 close-up (the part of the game you are improving).

Insert photo here:

Principle………………

Improvement text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  

Example 5 Principle and improvement (3 lines max, 2 points):                                                                              

Photo 1.5 close-up (the part of the game you are improving).

Insert photo here:

Principle………………

Improvement text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  

Question 2. Propose a conceptual design idea for an arcade game of your own (10 points).

Draw a sketch of the game, you may use pen and paper, take a photo of your sketch and insert it to this document or use digital tools and insert the image into the document. Make sure it’s a physical arcade game not an online game.

1) In the field below write the name of the game, and describe the goal of the game. (2 marks).

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2) Insert a picture of your own design of a physical arcade game. (3 points).

Insert image here:

3) Explain how people interact with the game, and explain the input and output technology used, be innovative (a joystick and arcade buttons being the most basic). (2 points).

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Insert a picture of people interacting with the game, and explain how the input and output technology works (3 points).

Insert image here:

Question 3. Expert evaluation using Nielsen's Usability Heuristics (10 points).

Use your conceptual design idea for an arcade game from Question 2 and conduct your own expert evaluation. In relation to the 10 Nielsen's Usability Heuristics: evaluate your own proposal and provide 3 improvements detailing the 3 different Heuristics and how these would improve your game.

1: Visibility of System Status

2: Match Between the System and the Real World

3: User Control and Freedom

4: Consistency and Standards

5: Error Prevention

6: Recognition Rather than Recall

7: Flexibility and Efficiency of Use

8: Aesthetic and Minimalist Design

9: Help Users Recognize, Diagnose, and Recover from Errors

10: Help and Documentation

Heuristic evaluation based on 3 specific heuristics of your choice (6 points)

Suggestion for improvement 1. (2 points).

Name the heuristic………….

Describe the proposed improvement to your game.

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Suggestion for improvement 2. (2 points).

Name the heuristic………….

Describe the proposed improvement to your game.

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Suggestion for improvement 3. (2 points).

Name the heuristic………….

Describe the proposed improvement to your game.

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Include an annotated sketch or digital diagram of your improved conceptual design idea for an arcade game highlighting the changes you have made and the 3 heuristic you have used (4 points).

Insert image here: