{"id":2304,"date":"2023-04-12T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationforgames.com\/resolver\/?page_id=2304"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:20:10","slug":"user-testing-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innovationforgames.com\/resolver\/user-testing-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"User Testing Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The InGAME User Testing Toolkit is a suite of guides, tools, resources and processes developed to undertake various types of User Testing for games. It guides you through the planning and running user testing activities, covering both remote and in person studies.<\/span><\/p>

Every project is different and may require some adjustment, but the overall process has been tested in a range of scenarios.<\/span><\/p>

Throughout this toolkit are links to documents or resources which can be used as guidance or templates. These assist the planning and execution of a fast turnaround user testing process, all syncing with the game development process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The toolkit process is made up of four activities:<\/p>

  1. Goals & Objectives – Establish the aims and objectives at the start of any user testing.

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  2. Session Planning – Plan your user testing sessions, participants and logistics.

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    Establish the aims and objectives at the start of any user testing.<\/span><\/p>

    You will plan the user testing through three steps:<\/span><\/p>

    Aligning Goals:<\/strong> You will identify key project details, opportunities for user testing, the information being sought, and who from.<\/span>
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    Research Question Data:<\/strong> You will dig deeper into the questions the user testing will be answering, and what data will answer these questions.<\/span><\/p>

    Method Planning:<\/strong> You will consider what approaches will be used to gather the information you need, and the practicalities of the methods.<\/span><\/p>

    Use the Goals and Objectives Miro to capture information on the goals and objectives of the user testing. Follow the instructions on the board to complete all steps.<\/span><\/p>

    The activity is ideally completed as a group, but can be completed individually. It will take around 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Plan your user testing sessions, consider who will be taking part, the logistics for running the session and the game version you shall be testing. It is relevant for Interviews, Focus Groups, Playtests, Usability Playtests and Surveys. <\/span>You will plan the user testing through the following four steps and will need the miro board below to get started.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    With the session planned, you can start recruitment for the number of participants from the sources you have planned for in Step 1.<\/span><\/p>

    Recruitment of participants can be one of the time consuming and challenging parts of the user testing process. Below are some tips:<\/span><\/p>