Our plan for the playtesting on monday did not pan out. There were some issues with booking the slot for the playtesting at University Center’s Wean Commons. So, we booked another slot on Wednesday, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
In a way, this worked better as we had time to finish more features. We got the model in, and the gene mixer was working as well.
The playtest went really well. We got a lot of people from diverse backgrounds, age groups and majors. Once a guest completed the experience, we asked them to complete a written survey with questions on how they felt about the individual sections and the overall experience. They also a got a donut!
Some of the feedback we got for the overall concept –
“Crazy, but potentially futuristic” – Connor Hayes, Policy Managment
“I think it’s possible but highly alarming. We exist as individual, wholly biological and beautiful creations. I think when we start messing with the engineering; we strip the individual from their individuality.” – Anthony Prats, MPD/MII-PS
“Overall the experience was fun and interesting. This whole idea may one day be possible since gene technology is pretty advanced even now.” – Sylvia Kosowski, Computer science and Art
We also got feedback on several UI elements, and how to make it easier for users to select different genes and physical attributes. We will be implementing them next.
We also filmed and edited our 3 minute and 30 second introductory video for our team and project promotion.