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Dollar Bay Game Evaluation

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Please choose a number from 1 to 5. 1 being "I most strongly agree with the left-hand statement" and 5 being "I most strongly agree with the right-hand statement", 3 being neutral. The game was:  1 2 3 4 5 1. complex to learn  simple to learn  2. difficult to operate  simple to operate  3. too fast  too slow  Creating and purchasing an advertisement was:  1 2 3 4 5 4. easy  complicated  Hiring employees was:  1 2 3 4 5 5. easy  complicated  Setting and changing prices was:  1 2 3 4 5 6. easy  complicated  Finding suppliers and purchasing inventory was:  1 2 3 4 5 7. easy  complicated  Getting information on Dollar Bay's population and their demands for products was:  1 2 3 4 5 8. easy  complicated  Finding and purchasing discount goods from the warehouse was:  1 2 3 4 5 9. easy  complicated  Finding and using the banker to get a loan was  1 2 3 4 5 10. easy  complicated  The Dollar Bay Casino was  1 2 3 4 5 11. fun and engaging  a waste of time  The game had  1 2 3 4 5 12. too many products  too few products  The customers in the game  1 2 3 4 5 13. seemed to act reasonably  seemed to act irrationally  The other agents (beat cop, fire inspector, etc.) were  1 2 3 4 5 14. fun and engaging  a waste of time  I was:  1 2 3 4 5 15. able to keep track of my income and expenses  unable to keep track of my income and expenses  16. able to keep track of my inventory  unable to keep track of my inventory  17. able to get the information I needed  unable to get the information I needed  18. able to carry out the actions I wanted  unable to carry out the actions I wanted  19. able to get useful online help about operating the game  unable to get useful online help about operating the game  The game:  1 2 3 4 5 20. had a clear goal  did not have a clear goal  I had:  1 2 3 4 5 21. too little control over my progress  sufficient control over my progress  I was:  1 2 3 4 5 22. able to develop and implement strategies  not able to develop and implement strategies  The game was:  1 2 3 4 5 23. too simple  too complex  24. too difficult  too easy  After awhile the game:  1 2 3 4 5 25. lost its challenge  remained challenging  The market research available in the game was:  1 2 3 4 5 26. useless  helpful  The tutor advice that was available was:  1 2 3 4 5 27. informative and useful  vague and useless  The actions I took and strategies I implemented:  1 2 3 4 5 28. had the impact that I anticipated  did not have the impact that I anticipated  The simulation of owning a business felt:  1 2 3 4 5 29. superficial / fake  real / tangible  There was:  1 2 3 4 5 30. to little detail in the game  too much detail in the game  The game was:  1 2 3 4 5 31. visually entertaining  visually dull  There was:  1 2 3 4 5 32. enough graphic detail  too little graphic detail  Being able to visit other stores and talk to other players was:  1 2 3 4 5 33. entertaining  dull  34. informative  distracting  The forecasting tool was:  1 2 3 4 5 35. informative and useful  confusing and useless  The game:  1 2 3 4 5 36. remained surprising  became predictable  I:  1 2 3 4 5 37. liked the concept of the game  disliked the concept of the game  38. learned something from the game  did not learn anything from the game  The game was:  1 2 3 4 5 39. fun  not fun  I would:  1 2 3 4 5 40. recommend this game to a friend  not recommend this game to a friend  Please add any suggestions here: