Rating

mauve on 2010/04/10 12:26

Separating out the overall impression I got from a game into each of three categories is a harder task that I imagined. I get the impression that some games are going to score rather better from the three separate scores than I would score them on one linear scale - partly because I think those elements need to marry, and partly because I value fun above production above innovation.

Do the comments get passed to the game's authors? And are they anonymous?

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mauve on 2010/04/10 12:36:

Sorry, that sounds rather negative. I mean, the linear score, the overall impression, is what enters my brain. Deconstructing my overall impression removes some of the nuance.

My comment for nearly all the games doesn't need to be a secret. We're nearly universally lacking in rewards for players.

adrwen on 2010/04/10 13:31:

Well, from looking at previous challenges I'd say that your comments appear, but they are anonymous.

tartley on 2010/04/10 15:00:

Yes, that's correct - as of PyWee09 (the one six months ago). Comments are visible to the entry's authors. They are anonymous, so sign your name if you want the recipient to know it.

I recall that the comments our team received last year were encouraging, playful, helpful and sometimes brutally honest - all of which were a great source of laughter and fun, even the quick two-word comments. Thanks everyone!

cyhawk on 2010/04/10 16:07:

And keep in mind that games will be ranked based on the average of the fun/innovation/production ratings. So if you value fun > production > innovation you could rate fun from 1 to 5, production from 2 to 5 and innovation from 3 to 5 — if you rate every game this would have the right effect in the end.

I personally value innovation the most, but I only count innovation that works :). Feel free to make up your rating system. With a lot of us rating the games it will somehow work out in the end anyway.