Emotional Goals

General Goals

These are the feelings we would like to provoke over the

• Nostalgia concerning the 80s theme.
• Familiarity with the household/domestic themes.
• Fear of punishment from parent.

Specific Goals

These are specific emotions that the players should experience when they have specific interactions.

• As players near the end of the timer they will feel increased pressure as a result of the imposing time constraint.

  • When: At the closing of each loop. Especially if they are nearing their goal.
  • What: Increased pressure.
    • Measured with: Play behaviour and decision making.
  • Why: They become aware that they no longer have much room or time for their actions.

• After failing from a timeout, players will feel motivated but also slightly frustrated, because of the reset of progress.

  • When: After a loop resets because of failure to get the goal.
  • What: Motivation and frustration.
    • Measured with: Reaction to the lose screen.
  • Why: They feel motivated because they can make more progress on the next loop, but frustrated because of the reset.

• After completing their objectives, players will feel relieved because of their completion of the task in a small amount of time.

  • When: After the successful completion of a level.
  • What: Relief.
    • Measured with: Reaction to the win screen.
  • Why: They managed to complete the level in the short period of time, and can avoid more resets.