Halloween Gameplay Results (With graphical analysis!)
Like many on KLOV, I had a Halloween party over the weekend, and I wanted to share my gameplay popularity results. Here is a shot of the row before things got going:
This was a non-arcade oriented crowd, and the games were definitely not the biggest draw of the party. (The costumes were, of course!) As a result, the games were played only 127 times, but I think the distribution is still of significant value. The breakout is:
As you can see, Donkey Kong has a large amount of action, while Spy Hunter has significantly less action. The Ms. Pac was a surprise to me. It would normally be higher. DK also snagged the top spot from the pinball, which usually wins in a "regular people" crowd. This could be because it is the newest edition to my lineup, and got a lot of additional attention because of this. A pie chart will show us percentages:
With only the pin and DK, half of the people would have been happy! Finally, if I apply some really inappropriate statistical analysis, we can overlay a normal distribution curve on the game data:
As you can see by this brilliant and utterly flawless analysis, Donkey Kong was played entirely too much, while Tron should have been played more! (Tron's barrier to entry for new players is formidable.) Everyone had a great time at the party, and the games performed flawlessly for a change. Overall, a very enjoyable evening.
Like many on KLOV, I had a Halloween party over the weekend, and I wanted to share my gameplay popularity results. Here is a shot of the row before things got going:
This was a non-arcade oriented crowd, and the games were definitely not the biggest draw of the party. (The costumes were, of course!) As a result, the games were played only 127 times, but I think the distribution is still of significant value. The breakout is:
Donkey Kong - 37 plays
Solar Ride Pin - 29 plays
Gauntlet - 23 plays
Tron - 16 plays
Ms. Pac - 13 plays
Spy Hunter - 9 plays
If we display the data in a Pareto chart, we have this:Solar Ride Pin - 29 plays
Gauntlet - 23 plays
Tron - 16 plays
Ms. Pac - 13 plays
Spy Hunter - 9 plays
As you can see, Donkey Kong has a large amount of action, while Spy Hunter has significantly less action. The Ms. Pac was a surprise to me. It would normally be higher. DK also snagged the top spot from the pinball, which usually wins in a "regular people" crowd. This could be because it is the newest edition to my lineup, and got a lot of additional attention because of this. A pie chart will show us percentages:
With only the pin and DK, half of the people would have been happy! Finally, if I apply some really inappropriate statistical analysis, we can overlay a normal distribution curve on the game data:
As you can see by this brilliant and utterly flawless analysis, Donkey Kong was played entirely too much, while Tron should have been played more! (Tron's barrier to entry for new players is formidable.) Everyone had a great time at the party, and the games performed flawlessly for a change. Overall, a very enjoyable evening.

