History Scoreboard Testing
The main purpose of this user testing is to investigate and evaluate how users think and feel about the style of the history scoreboard screen with the background image implementations. This user testing will be significant toward our project since there can be some deficiency of our team's final design. Hence, the outcome of testing will be conducted for the improvement of the system.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, user testing will be done by an online zoom meeting. Testers will experience the system through the remote control of zoom functionality.
This is the screen of history scoreboard that users will see during testing.
- Testers will approach the history scoreboard screen.
- Write down some important observations.
- After the experience of history scoreboard we will ask the testers some open-ended key questions about this history scoreboard.
- What is the purpose of this history scoreboard?
- What do you think of the design of the scoreboard?
- What do you feel about colour contrast of this screen?
- What do you think of the background image of this history score screen?
- Any suggestion for the improvement?
History Scoreboard purpose
This history scoreboard is to keep the record of the score. Hence user can check what they got for the previous scores.
History Scoreboard Design
I think it is cool. There are some decoration on the scoreboard which makes it special.
Scoreboard Contrast
Well this game design is a dark city night I guess and this scoreboard uses the dark theme to fit in this style.
Background Image
Nice dark view which is a great contrast of the whole game. I think it is good.
Improvement Suggestion
I guess everything looks good.. maybe first place on the board may have a special text colour or style to make that score special because it is the highest on the game.
History Scoreboard purpose
I can understand what this is for which is to show the record of player's past scores. Also I think it is in an order of the highest score to lowest, which is great because highest score goes on the top of the scoreboard.
History Scoreboard Design
It looks alright but the paper board is quite random, maybe something that relates to city might be better, but the design itself looks great.
Colour Contrast
It matches the overall game colour style which dark night view and it is pixel art style.
Background Image
I can clear see this background image is about city night and this game's theme is in city night too so I have to say the background image matches the game style well and it looks simple and cute.
Improvement Suggestion
Maybe you can change the colour, I prefer black, which is more cool.
History Scoreboard purpose
I understand it is for the history scores, but I don't exactly know what is purpose for this scoreboard. Is it really necessary?
History Scoreboard Design
Design looks great some fancy jewelry and the text style of 'history score' really makes this board special.
Colour Contrast
I think the overall style is okay, it doesn't look very obtrusive, because you didn't use exaggerated colors, so the colors aren't very suitable. Also it looks a bit retro, more like that old book.
Background Image
I think the background image looks great maybe some more details? but overall it fits perfectly.
Improvement Suggestion
There is nothing else that needs to be changed with the design I guess. Looks good!
History Scoreboard purpose
Generally speaking,
History Scoreboard Design
Scoreboard design looks great. This board gives a special feeling. It looks something like a hall of fame.
Colour Contrast
It’s quite consistent. After all, I don’t know if the overall color will change, but it’s applicable now.
Background Image
Nice background image with moon, stars and apartments with lights on. It is simple but has all the aspect that shows during the night. Looks great!
Improvement Suggestion
Well, on the attempts it shows the date that the user got the score, but since this board is working like 'hall of fame' board because it is in the order of highest to lowest. It will be cool if I can put my name instead of attempts which is to show everyone that I got the highest score.
Through this user testing, we were able to get some qualitative data of the history scoreboard design system. All the participants were satisfied with the design of background image of this screen, because the game theme is about city night.
However, some testers mention about the paper board which might be a little random on the city, but one person really liked this style because it reminds him the 'hall of fame' board. By referring to this participant, Since this is a special scoreboard which keeps the players' past scores to show what they got. We can make it as a rank board to give users more motivation for game achievement as emotional goal.
The next thing to mention about is the system of history board. One participant talked about recording user's name so that if a person gets the highest score his name can be seen on this history scoreboard. This maybe a cool functionality that our team might consider to add on the next sprint.
Overall the user testing for the history scoreboard system was successful, because all the participant understood how this works and what the design indicates in the game. Hence some details on the design maybe worked for the next sprint or some consideration to make the main history board in a city pixel art style.