From: Edward_hill <ha AT nochance DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Help. I need some data!
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 10:06:23 +0100
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James Bunting wrote:
[snip]
: I am a student studying for my final year in a Software Engineering
Degree.
: 
: My Degree research project is called "Game Development Tools" and it
: aims to attempt to prove that certain types of game engines are best
suited
: to certain game genres.  It also aims to produce a list of
: specifications for programming tools used in game development.

Well there are only 4 types of game nowadays:
First Person Shoot-em-up (Wolfenstein Clone)
Dune II Clones
Fade to Black Clones (Tombraider, Deathtrap Dungeon etc)
Sports Sims 

: Whether you are a games player or developer I need your help badly and
: fast! :)

Ah this carries the familier wiff of something left until the last
minute.
 
: I am attempting to gather some final data for my project by using two
: very quick and simple questionnaires.  One questionnaire is for game
: players and the other is for game developers.

I hope these questionnaires are just extra wadding in an otherwise
well planned/executed project of suitable complexity. 

: I must stress that I am conducting this research purely as part of my
: Degree project and am therefore only interested in your views and not
your
: details (I do not even ask for your name).

Ah your not one of those market researchers who stop you onthe street, 
they always ask your name, oh no hang on they don't, oh well.
 
: Please help me get some data together, I need it fast because
: I am a little behind schedule on my project! :)  Each questionnaire
should

aha, when you graduate you can change that to 'the original project plan
didn't cater
for x i'll get you a new one, this will of course extend the projects
life a little.'

: only take a couple of minutes for you to fill out (its just a matter
of
: ticking a few boxes) and I will be extremely grateful.
 
Just submitted my answers to one of your questionnaires.

You don't seem to cater for people who have more than 1 operating system
on their
PC.

You don't include Playstation under consoles but do include Sega Satern?

The drop down list boxes contain an answer by default this is not a good
idea as it can lead people to a certain answer.

I hope this questionnaire and the statistics you compile from it are not
a major part of your project, in my opinion with these questions
you will not be able to extract any useful data.

Ed