Achievement User Testing
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Testing was undertaken reagrding both the design of the achievement badges and the UI achievement popup to recgonise user’s beliefs, expectations, and thoughts. This was achieved through various testing periods; user testing survey and in person user testing/ paper prototype.
User testing was completed through a survey form, targeting those who meet the classification of the target audience. The survey received 12 respondents, allowing for a substantial understanding of user expectation and preference to be gathered. The survey aimed to received feedback on the icon design for category types: Resources, Kills, Buildings, Upgrades, Game, and Miscellaneous. Various icons were created to allow for the particpant to choose the one of best fit.
The icons in which received the largest number of participants believing it to represent the achievement type, will be implemented to meet user expectations and consequently, dismiss confusion.
- Resource Icon: Wood
- Upgrade Icon: Arrow
- Kill Icon: Sword
- Game: Scroll
- Miscellaneous: Question Mark
- The background colour of the badges will be mixed, allow for further differentiation between categories. Colours implemented for the background will aim to highlight the type.
This design choice was considered however, it was reviewed during implementation and decided that it would not be received as desired– not noticeable. Therefore, the findings from this question were not implement and instead it was chosen to add a simple but effective fraction to represent the user’s achievement progression. This instead will undergo user testing to test effectiveness.
- The colours gold, silver, and bronze will be implemented within the badge design to show to users the progression of the badge achievement when acceptable – the statistic achievements as they have various components which must be achieved for the users to obtain the badge.
- Statistic achievements are split into 4 requirements
- Brown: normal badge colour, bronze: user has completed the second stage, silver: user has completed the third stage, gold: the user has completed the last stage and consequently, will have fully completed the achievement
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Resource Achievements’?
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Upgrade Achievements’?
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Building Achievements’?
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Kill Achievements’?
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Game Achievements’?
- Which icon do you believe to best represent ‘Miscellaneous Achievements’?
- Which colour scheme option do you best believe to suit the theme and style of the game? (icons are placeholders)
- Do the colours gold, silver, and bronze symbolise/ represent anything to you?
- Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Resource Achievements’
Wood: 6, Gold Coin: 3, Hammer: 1, Other: 1 (suggestion of a pickaxe) - Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Upgrade Achievements’
Arrow: 10, Star: 2, Lightning Bolt: 0 - Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Building Achievements'
Building: 5, Hammer: 7 - Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Kill Achievements'
Scull: 5, Sword: 7, Shield: 0 - Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Game Achievements'
Scroll: 9, Shield (Atlantis Crystal): 3, Shield: 0 - Icon design that participants believed to represent/ associated with ‘Miscellaneous Achievements'
Shield (Atlantis Crystal): 2, Question Mark: 6, Gold Coin: 4 - 8 particpants believed the mixed colour scheme (option 2) to best fit the theme and game style, while 4 preferred option 1. With the mixed colour scheme, it allows for users to not only develop an association with the icon to the achievement type, but also the background colour. The colours implemented aim to represent the category (e.g., resources - green, upgrade - purple etc.)
- Majority of users believed the colours gold, silver, and bronze to represent the achievement of first, second, third place. Few beliefs skewed, some believing them to represent money and the status of wealth associated. This was a very broad question and in hindsight could have been segmented into smaller more precise questions. However, this allowed for a general understanding to be created and will be tested further, regarding users’ values associated with the colours.
