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Give a sense of anticipation and surprise
HEURISTIC 7/10

Give a sense of anticipation and surprise

OVERVIEW
Replayability is an aspect to consider in order to move away from a rigid and routine-based approach to learning people skills. A sense of surprise leaves students wondering about what all the possibilities in the game are. They wish to come back and find out.

Recommendations

RECOMMENDATION 1

Build in moments of surprise

SIGNIFICANCE
  • •Building opportunities for students "create their own" aspects (like Uno wild cards) gives them the power to customize gameplay
  • •Surprises evoke moments of emotion with higher highs and lower lows
  • •Surprises leave room for interpretation
RECOMMENDATION 2

Create elements that encourage students to play again

SIGNIFICANCE
  • •Variety avoids things feeling repetitive
  • •The satisfaction of "leveling up" with a gradual and appropriate increase in difficulty keeps students coming back
  • •Appropriate time durations and frequency of play need can be leveraged