Playability Evaluation on Self-Control Application with Gamification Concept: Case Study Forest

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate of Forest: Stay Focus, a self-control application that use gamification as their main concept of the application, according to factors affecting intention to use the application (playability). Factors affecting intention to use the application used in this study are playability factors which contain game usability (GU), gameplay (GP), and game multiplayer (MP). After participants use Forest for about a week, the evaluation is conducted with contextual interview and focus group discussion (FGD). Data were analyzed using affinity diagram, Bartle ’s test of gaming style, and also codification. The result shows that Forest version 4.7.1 has 16 playability issue. This study also give 8 design ecommendation based on the problem found in evaluation process.