“Science of fun”; User testing the game Spore

by Richard Pak on September 12, 2008 · 4 comments

in humor, usability

Here are some interesting videos about game testing at the user experience firm bolt|peters.  The first is an overview of user testing games and the second video is some humorous test sessions of the game Spore.  Really fascinating stuff.  Note the extensive use of think aloud :)


Science of Fun from bolt peters on Vimeo.


Spore Research: Outtakes from bolt peters on Vimeo.

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Anne McLaughlin September 12, 2008 at 1:07 pm

Rich! You stole my post. :-) I literally have a draft of this same post saved….

Good job!

Richard Pak September 12, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Sorry, didn’t see your draft :D

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