Understanding the user

Before you actually start creating your game, you need to understand mobile phone…users, which is pretty much everybody these days. And as I go through each topic,…I want you to think about how you use your mobile phone, within the context you…use it--so what were you doing, say, before and what will you do after--…the environment you're using the phone, how you're interacting with the phone--…which would be the input method--…how you're holding the device--which is the orientation--and then other common…metaphors you're use to when dealing with mobile phones and devices.…

First off, the context. What are they doing?…Are they waiting in line for a lunch?…Are they, say for instance, kind of watching a commercial but also kind of…playing with their phone?…Think about how you use your phone and the context in which you use it, and…you need to create your game with this in mind. So you need to be prepared for…the game to get interrupted because the commercial is over with, or whatever the case may be,…