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What game prototyping methods can you use to test different input devices?

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If you are a game designer, you know that input devices are crucial for creating engaging and immersive gameplay experiences. But how do you test and prototype different input devices, such as keyboard, mouse, gamepad, touch screen, motion controller, or VR headset? In this article, we will explore some game prototyping methods that can help you evaluate and iterate on your input device choices.

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1 Paper prototyping

Paper prototyping is a low-fidelity and fast way to test your game ideas and mechanics with different input devices. You can use paper, cardboard, pens, dice, tokens, or any other physical materials to create mock-ups of your game screens, interfaces, menus, and feedback. Then, you can ask your testers to interact with your paper prototype using the input device you want to test, and observe how they perform, feel, and react. You can also use paper prototyping to test different input device mappings, such as which buttons, keys, or gestures trigger which actions in your game.

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Antony Clements
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Paper prototyping can also help you decide if your game would benefit from multiple input devices. Consider driving games or flight simulators as examples of games with multiple input devices.

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Jesus Letto

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In my experience simply just writing notes when you have an idea and converting it later is the best way to approach it. Inspiration comes at different times of the day and in different places. If you even use ketchup packets to demonstrate your theory you can see the full picture. Also take note on the GDC about fps in destiny. While of course this is basic as can get so think outside of the box and find something new these rules are just guidelines.

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2 Digital prototyping

Digital prototyping is a high-fidelity and more realistic way to test your game ideas and mechanics with different input devices. You can use a game engine, a programming language, or a software tool to create a digital prototype of your game, and then connect it to the input device you want to test. You can also use digital prototyping to test different input device features, such as sensitivity, accuracy, feedback, or haptics. Digital prototyping allows you to collect more data and metrics on your testers' performance, behavior, and preferences.

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Jacob James Salzberg

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One thing we've found out to be incredibly helpful is employing touch-screen monitors for swiftly simulating user input on phone screens. Emulators fall short in comparison, and building/compiling the application itself can often be excessively time-consuming.

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Matthew Werner

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Sometimes digital prototyping can be faster then paper prototyping depending on the type of game and your user input map. If you're aiming for a mobile game that uses touch input. Creating a basic prototype inside of Unity or Unreal can be quick and efficent. Specifically if you're tryiny to test player interactions and mechanics. And you can have your fellow developers and team members test the prototype. You can also do this at later stage when testing out controller and keyboard inputs for more traditional platforms.

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Antony Clements
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I am of two minds of this, because of how I was taught programming. The concept is called desk checking, and can aldo be applied to game development. Desk checking in game development is where you set up and iterate on a paper mock up of your controller layout before moving onto digital prototyping to see if your layout works in a real world scenario. With the ease of access to compiling and hardware being much more ubiquitous and readily available, paper prototyping has become increasingly obselete over the years. In complex systems though, it still has a niche.

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Jesus Letto

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From my personal experience its usually layered actions working together that are the issue. So try and start simplistic and get more complex. You want to get all your negative feedback out early and what's the best way to flush it out besides setting the final visuals in order. Think about is it truly important to the experience.

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3 Wizard of Oz prototyping

Wizard of Oz prototyping is a hybrid way to test your game ideas and mechanics with different input devices. You can use a combination of paper and digital elements to create a prototype of your game, and then have a hidden person (the wizard) control some aspects of the game that are not yet implemented or functional. For example, you can have the wizard simulate the game's AI, physics, or sound effects, while the testers interact with the prototype using the input device you want to test. Wizard of Oz prototyping allows you to test complex or novel input devices that are not yet available or easy to use.

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4 Parallel prototyping

Parallel prototyping is a comparative way to test your game ideas and mechanics with different input devices. You can create multiple prototypes of your game, each using a different input device, and then have your testers try them all and give you feedback. You can also have your testers switch between different input devices during the same prototype, and observe how they adapt and learn. Parallel prototyping allows you to test the strengths and weaknesses of different input devices, and how they affect your game's usability, accessibility, and fun.

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5 Iterative prototyping

Iterative prototyping is a cyclical way to test your game ideas and mechanics with different input devices. You can create a prototype of your game using an input device, and then test it with your testers and get feedback. Then, you can use the feedback to improve your prototype and your input device choice, and test it again with your testers. You can repeat this process until you reach your desired level of quality and satisfaction. Iterative prototyping allows you to refine and optimize your input device design, and how it fits your game's goals, theme, and genre.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Matthew Werner

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This should go without saying. You always want to iterate upon designs and constsntly seek to improve your games. Taking user input and tester feedback into consideration as you move through development. Working on augmented reality has been a real challenge. With the tech advancing as rapidly as it has. You have to think how people will interact with future technology in the next ten years. Uaing their hands and probably their eyes to interact with digital apps.

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