Geology Explorer Evaluation

Please circle a number 1 to 5. 1 being "I most strongly agree with the left-hand statement" and 5 being "I strongly agree with the right-hand statement", 3 being neutral.

The game was:

1. complex to learn 1 2 3 4 5 simple to learn

2. difficult to operate 1 2 3 4 5 simple to operate

3. too fast 1 2 3 4 5 too slow

Purchasing an instrument was:

4. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

Knowing what to buy was:

5. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

Moving around was:

6. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

Finding goals (rocks and minerals) was:

7. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

Getting information on the planet was:

8. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

Getting my score was:

9. easy 1 2 3 4 5 complicated

I was:

10. able to keep 1 2 3 4 5 unable to keep

track of my goals track of my goals

11. able to keep 1 2 3 4 5 unable to keep

track of my track of my progress progress

12. able to get the 1 2 3 4 5 unable to get

information I needed the information I

needed

13. able to carry out 1 2 3 4 5 unable to carry

the actions I wanted out the actions I

wanted

14. able to get useful 1 2 3 4 5 unable to

help about operating get useful help

the game about operating

the game

The game:

15. had a clear goal 1 2 3 4 5 did not have a

clear goal

I had:

16. too little control 1 2 3 4 5 sufficient control over my progress over my progress

I was:

17. able to develop 1 2 3 4 5 not able to

and implement develop and

strategies implement

strategies

The game was:

18. too simple 1 2 3 4 5 too complex

19. too difficult 1 2 3 4 5 too easy

After awhile the game:

20. lost its challenge 1 2 3 4 5 remained

challenging

The unsolicited tutoring advice from the game was:

21. distracting 1 2 3 4 5 helpful

The tutoring advice that was available was:

22. informative and 1 2 3 4 5 vague and

useful useless

The actions I took and strategies I implemented:

23. had the impact 1 2 3 4 5 did not have the

that I anticipated impact that I

had anticipated

The simulation of exploring a planet felt:

24. superficial/fake 1 2 3 4 5 real/tangible

There was:

25. too little detail in 1 2 3 4 5 too much detail

the game in the game

The game was:

26. textually 1 2 3 4 5 textually dull

entertaining

There was:

27. enough textual 1 2 3 4 5 too little textual

detail detail

The User Card was:

28. entertaining 1 2 3 4 5 dull

29. informative 1 2 3 4 5 distracting

The plot/story line was:

30. engaging 1 2 3 4 5 dull

The game:

31. remained 1 2 3 4 5 became

surprising predictable

I:

32. liked the concept 1 2 3 4 5 disliked the

of the game concept of the

game

33. learned something 1 2 3 4 5 did not learn

from the game anything from

the game

The game was:

34. fun 1 2 3 4 5 not fun

I would:

35. play this game 1 2 3 4 5 not play this

again game again

Short Answer

How much time would you estimate you invested in playing the game?

Did you find the use of objects numbers (i.e. #1776) a help or a hindrance?

Do you feel the object numbers make the game harder to play or harder to understand?

Please list the things you most liked or disliked about the game. What suggestions would you make?

Did you play the game until you received a SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT?

If so, did you try to complete the SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT?

If so, please list the things you most liked or disliked about the SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT