1. Team name Usability testing plan for Rockitude/The Capture of Sampo
School of Business and Information Management
Oulu University of Applied Sciences

2. Team members List of team members
Matti Annala
Adone Muchoki
Henok Tilaye
Sami Siuvatti
Mirza Pervaiz

3. Case description
We are testing the rockitude game for Tuonela productions the following way:
How intuitive the game is for a new player
How does s/he like the graphics or the visual output

4. Focus
Our main focus is intuitiveness and playability, how easy is it for a new user with no instructions or help whatsoever to play the game
After testing we also test for their first impressions and during game-play we also try to map any bugs they encounter

5. Test persons
Describe how many test person you want to have, age distribution, sex, general background
6 people(3 males, 3 females)
Ages of 19 to 30
People from all walks of life

6. Test protocol
We ask them to play the game without giving them any instructions to see how intuitive the game is
After, we ask them how they liked the visuals and game-play

7. Test protocol 2
The point of the game is to earn points by shaking the device as the song plays and earn points by moving it in the direction the display is showing.
We intend to hand the game to the user and ask them to play without explaining anything to them and after we will write down their comments and their behaviour

8. Team members’ roles
The team changed roles with every testing session. For example two people were observing and one giving instructions.

9. Time and location Where will you do the testing?
Various in the school premises
When will you do the testing?
Week 47 and 48

10. Pilot testing Testing was conducted to two persons from our class
Questionnaire was satisfactory and the actual testing was initiated two days later

11. Results On a scale of 1 to 10, Rockitude scored the average of 5.1
Intuitivity and instructions were considered to be easy at first, but the next move indicator confused some of the players

12. Results
Some players faced some difficulties learning and playing the game
For instance some could not see the next move indicator while others couldn’t figure out how much movement was required to trigger the action.
Another form was some couldn’t figure out the idea of the game intuitively

13. Results
Almost all players we tested did not like the game controls for some it wasn't sensitive enough for the movement while others just thought they looked ridiculous doing such movements

14. Results
On the visuals aspect of the game, every of our test participants liked the graphics of the game
On the other hand some said it could be more clearer to enhance better game play

15. Results
Although for some it was not so hard to see the next move, most did claim that the next move was quite hard to see given that they were shaking the game which blurred the screen making game-play hard for them

16. Suggestions From the players experience they thought that:
The game could do with more songs
An indicator showing how well your playing and how much more movement you were left to do.
Touch based controls instead of shaking
A vertical display
The score should be more visible

17. Summary of results
The game’s visuals was its strongest point.

18. Summary of results
The game’s least point was the shaking which made it quite hard to see what exactly the player was doing

19. Conclusion
In conclusion we think the game is quite good but really needs a few touches on the rough edges
The shaking we think is not quite good since it increases the risk of dropping the phone and also makes it hard to see what were doing. Its also nauseating to some

20. Conclusion
The visuals were great it has the ‘rockitude’ feel but the screen tends to go dark after a few seconds that can be a problem while playing.