[SP] Testing Science (for school)

#41 · January 31, 2012, 5:05 am

Hey, Spongebob! It's been over a month now, are you gonna tell your results or not?

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#42 · February 1, 2012, 10:34 pm

Djinndrache wrote:

Treviso wrote:

Hey, maybe I'm a bit late to the party...
I had no numbers, only orange walls:
http://imgur.com/a/CDC0Q#0
Maybe it helps

You had no numbers... apart from the 1010 and 0 on the wall?

Wait? Those were supposed to be the numbers? *facepalm*

#43 · March 8, 2012, 4:45 pm

Quote from SpongeBob on March 8, 2012, 4:45 pm
I got some good news. We finished the testing of this map. [spoiler]We tried to figure out what attracts people.[/spoiler] 31 People participated in this experiment. I proudly present you the results (got a better version for school in Dutch [spoiler](around 40 pages long, where we tried to figure out how WE got directed to the right way in a few games: Portal (1 & 2), Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and of course the results of our own experiment with this level in Portal 2, we also included how we made this map with Hammer, explaining the numbers at the end and stuff)[/spoiler]

Results
[spoiler]In the first room you could choose between an "easy" solution (door to your left) or the "hard" solution (the door on the platform between the buttons, you can stack the boxes on one button to jump on the platform and get 1 box, drop it on the other button ) 90% of the people we tested, chose the EASY way vs just 10% that managed to reach the door on top of the platform!!

In the second room you could choose between the red and the green light. We thought you guys would go for the green light, since green is "safe", but 71% chose the red light! We cant really say you prefer the red light, since we only tested 31 ppl.

After the lights you had the choice between the two hallways, the wide one or the narrow one. The room with the box that couldnt reach the button was just fake to keep you guys busy, guessing whats going on and not figuring out we were trying to find out what you choose. 62% chose the wide hallway!

Then you fell down in another hallway, deciding whether you go to the right or to the left. Again 62% of you chose for the right way. Maybe because you guys are right handed? We don't know... maybe someone could search for an explanation.

In the 2nd level you guys spent a lot of time completing the test. After that you could choose for the danger way or the "safer" way (for the ppl that picked the "safer" way or just didnt notice it when picking danger: The turrets were FAKE, they didnt shoot anything, just scared you (otherwise you could change your way and going for safe which would mess up our results)). 55% of you did follow the danger sign and survived the turrets![/spoiler]

Again thank you all for the participation and sorry for the time we took to get the result ready on the forum. After all I really enjoyed making this map (with the help of a friend of mine, his name on this forums is GLaDOS, we both spent nearly 80 hours (per person!) for this whole project) and I really liked your feedback as well. I think I will make some more maps for Portal 2, this time not for school but because I really like the game.

I added some spoilertags for this message so more people can test this map if they want to. If you guys write down the numbers you get, you can get your own results here:

Translating your numbers to results
[spoiler]First map numbers left to right:
first one: 0 = you picked the hard way (10%), 1 = you picked the easy way (90%)
2nd number: 0 = red light(71%), 1 = green light(29%)
3rd number: 0 = Wide hallway(61%), 1 = Narrow hallway (39%)
4th number: 0 = right (61%) , 1 = left (39%)

The one and only number in the 2nd map: 0 = safe way (45%), 1 = danger! (55%)[/spoiler]

I got some good news. We finished the testing of this map.

Spoiler

We tried to figure out what attracts people.

31 People participated in this experiment. I proudly present you the results (got a better version for school in Dutch

Spoiler

(around 40 pages long, where we tried to figure out how WE got directed to the right way in a few games: Portal (1 & 2), Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and of course the results of our own experiment with this level in Portal 2, we also included how we made this map with Hammer, explaining the numbers at the end and stuff)

Results

Spoiler

In the first room you could choose between an "easy" solution (door to your left) or the "hard" solution (the door on the platform between the buttons, you can stack the boxes on one button to jump on the platform and get 1 box, drop it on the other button

) 90% of the people we tested, chose the EASY way vs just 10% that managed to reach the door on top of the platform!!

In the second room you could choose between the red and the green light. We thought you guys would go for the green light, since green is "safe", but 71% chose the red light! We cant really say you prefer the red light, since we only tested 31 ppl.

After the lights you had the choice between the two hallways, the wide one or the narrow one. The room with the box that couldnt reach the button was just fake to keep you guys busy, guessing whats going on and not figuring out we were trying to find out what you choose. 62% chose the wide hallway!

Then you fell down in another hallway, deciding whether you go to the right or to the left. Again 62% of you chose for the right way. Maybe because you guys are right handed? We don't know... maybe someone could search for an explanation.

In the 2nd level you guys spent a lot of time completing the test. After that you could choose for the danger way or the "safer" way (for the ppl that picked the "safer" way or just didnt notice it when picking danger: The turrets were FAKE, they didnt shoot anything, just scared you (otherwise you could change your way and going for safe which would mess up our results)). 55% of you did follow the danger sign and survived the turrets!

Again thank you all for the participation and sorry for the time we took to get the result ready on the forum. After all I really enjoyed making this map (with the help of a friend of mine, his name on this forums is GLaDOS, we both spent nearly 80 hours (per person!) for this whole project) and I really liked your feedback as well. I think I will make some more maps for Portal 2, this time not for school but because I really like the game.

I added some spoilertags for this message so more people can test this map if they want to. If you guys write down the numbers you get, you can get your own results here:

Translating your numbers to results

Spoiler

First map numbers left to right:
first one: 0 = you picked the hard way (10%), 1 = you picked the easy way (90%)
2nd number: 0 = red light(71%), 1 = green light(29%)
3rd number: 0 = Wide hallway(61%), 1 = Narrow hallway (39%)
4th number: 0 = right (61%) , 1 = left (39%)

The one and only number in the 2nd map: 0 = safe way (45%), 1 = danger! (55%)