Conduct playtesting sessions

[jgbourque]

Why this task matters

Sharing prototypes with the “outside” (i.e. people who are not involved in the StoryQuest development) provides a fresh perspective: because playtesters are not involved in the game's creation, they can easily identify bugs and inconsistencies in addition to other potential improvements.
For example, if your team makes a StoryQuest about climate change, questions for playtesters might include: Does the game convey awareness about climate change? In what way? Are you more interested in learning about climate change after playing?
You and your teammates can refine your work based on the answers received after collecting the data from the playtesting sessions.

Steps

1. If you haven't done so already, make your prototype playable from the web: go to the GitHub discussion "Enable playable links for a Threadbare fork". Choose a teammate to generate the link to your StoryQuest, and help each other to follow the steps on the video to create it. Note: the link that you'll create will automatically save the changes done in your prototype (as long as you push said changes to your fork), so this is a "one time task".
2. Plan a playtesting session: watch the video "Playesting Considerations" in order to start thinking about possible approaches for a playtesting session. What will you observe? What questions would you like to ask to a playtester?
3. Create a document to collect data from playtesters: whether you use a copy of the template Playtesting Feedback Form or you choose to create your own, it is important that you provide your playtesters some parameters.
   EN version: Playtesting Feedback Form Template
   ES versión: Playtesting: Formulario de Feedback - Plantilla
4. Share your feedback document with others: hand out your feedback document to whoever plays your game (peers, friends, family, etc.). Make sure you let your playtesters know that you will need it back: tell them where they should send said document after filling it out.

Videos

Enable playable links for a Threadbare fork
Playesting Considerations

✅ Done! This ensures that your prototype will be tested and that you'll receive feedback to refine it.