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Practical Game Design
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Practical Game Design

by Adam Kramarzewski, Ennio De Nucci
April 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
476 pages
14h 4m
English
Packt Publishing
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Playtesting session

It’s time to begin the session! For best results, try to adhere to following guidelines:

  • Provide a comfortable atmosphere: Keep the disturbances to a minimum and do not respond to player's actions and questions; sit back, observe and encourage the player to keep going. Do not loom over the player, sit next to them and respect their personal space.
  • Encourage the playtester to speak: Provide positive reinforcement when the player speaks (even if they are wrong) and remind them to vocalize their thoughts and reactions if they are overly quiet.
  • Take notes discreetly: Do not glue yourself to a notepad as players may feel scrutinized and exposed. An exception to this is when players are voicing their opinions and ideas - writing ...
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ISBN: 9781787121799Other