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Jasmine loved the ithe game, and pointed at it and screamed.\u00a0 She then stole my phone, which I could not get away from her for 5 minutes.\u00a0 When I did she protested screaming.\u00a0 So, overall Play testing has been going well. However there are few items that have come up.\u00a0 Here biggest issue was how I am dealing with registering touches.<\/p>\n
Nicole:<\/h4>\n
Nicole played it for about 1 minute.\u00a0 Granted, I did not give her any instructions, but it seems too bland.\u00a0 Don’t worry Nicole, I have plans to add more interesting items and colors.<\/p>\n
Others:<\/h4>\n
I did a few demos at Lunch and showed it to a couple of adults to get their opinion.\u00a0 They were generally supportive and asked a number of questions… most of which I had answers for.<\/p>\n
High Level Results<\/h1>\nKids need multi-touch.<\/h3>\n
Just giving the phone to Jasmine a restricting the 1st finger has made it almost impossible for her to interact with the tablet.\u00a0 This must change before launch.<\/p>\n
Meaningful Variations<\/h3>\n
I need to vary the bubbles in a meaningful way Nicole seemed to get bored once she realized that it was just endless popping of the same color bubbles.\u00a0 There needs to be variation, and with purpose.\u00a0 I think “Levels” or strategic colored bubbles that do something different will help.<\/p>\n
Adults feel that\u00a0“Shapes” is Misleading<\/h3>\n
When showing this to other adults, they feel that the name “Shapes” does not make sense for the App as all of the requirements, to date, only have Bubbles.\u00a0 Instead of increasing scope by adding more shapes, I feel that simpler is better.<\/p>\n
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Actions Taken<\/h1>\n
So after extensive thought, I am going to do release a “Bubbles” game with the free play levels are my current minimum requirements.\u00a0 Is this a turn of direction?\u00a0 Not really.\u00a0 After researching a number of items, I feel it is the right reason.\u00a0 Here are three:<\/p>\n
Test the App Publishing Process<\/h3>\n
The name “Shapes” is a long-term goal that allows for educational tools that Jasmine.\u00a0 Getting the App this far has taken a fair amount more effort that I thought it would.\u00a0 I have actually redone the core classes about 3x, the website 2x, and continue to refine the QMS with typo’s etc.\u00a0 I would be na\u00efve to think that the first launch of an App would be any different.\u00a0 I would rather work out the kinks on a secondary product.<\/p>\n
Scalability<\/h3>\n
I am trying to build in scalability into the site.\u00a0 Doing so requires infrastructure, which requires money. For example, if more people visit my website, it will take more bandwidth, which I’ll need to purchase.\u00a0 That is just a simple example.\u00a0 There are a number of other expenses that I will need to cover.\u00a0 If I do not include\u00a0some basic\u00a0monetization with the app from the beginning, then I may burn out like a match.<\/p>\n
Release Early, Release Often<\/h3>\n
I do not really like this phrase, but it means that the sooner I release a minimally viable product, the sooner I can start to learn about the customers I am attempting to attend to.\u00a0 I will be turning what I have now into a game, and releasing that first, adding content as I learn the remaining skills to publish “Shapes”<\/p>\n
Website Refresh<\/h3>\n
I’ll need to update the website accordingly. I’m going to do this in a couple of days as the new design is in Flux.<\/p>\n
Images and App Changes<\/h3>\n
I will have to make changes to the Launcher icon and other items inside the code. Below is a side-by-side view of the old and new App Launcher Icon<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nIt might change, but as you can see, I am making progress.<\/p>\n
Requirements and Documentation updates<\/h3>\n
I’ll have to update the Requirements, etc., but I’ll do that as I go along.<\/p>\n
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