The user
The user is the person or group of people within a particular demographic that you are targeting your experience towards. For example, you could be creating a fitness application for a 22-year-old female business student who lives in Melbourne, Australia. They could be a user who plays games on a regular basis, or someone who has never even played a game, or they could be a combination of the two. As a result, it is important that you define who your user is early on so that each decision that you make along the way is considered through their perspective.
The amount of dedication
Not everyone who plays your game may game on a regular basis. There are varying ends of the spectrum from Newbie to Hardcore gamers and the following list explains each in a bit more detail:
- Newbie gamers are people who are more than likely trying games for the first time. They are from all ages and demographics. When creating games that include these types of gamer, it is important that you have help available...