Tic Tac Toe Inspection Report

Overview In thinking about this Inspection Report a few changes have been made apparent. For Wager to be as user-friendly as possible, there will need to be a greater focus on displaying and explaining information pertaining to the game to the user. In it’s current state, Wager suffers from relying on the user to draw too many conclusions on their own as to how the game should operate. Alleviating this issue, will have a cascading effect as it will improve the quality of many Nielsen Heuristics as well. In addition to this foundational change of Wager, this game must minimize the potential avenues for which a user can make a catastrophic mistake such as accidentally losing money. Actions within Wager should lead to a clear and predictable

For users ingrained in the American culture, they are more than likely familiar with how the game Tic-Tac-Toe operates. However, for people unfamiliar with Tic-Tac-Toe, it will be difficult for them to enjoy this game without detailed instructions on how the game works and a description of the overall objective. This could be a persistent problem but it would not be hard to overcome as only a short summarization of how the game works would be needed.
Major: This problem has the potential to be frequently encountered by users considering the potential for anyone in the world to play this game.
2. It is beneficial for Wager to continue to utilize the simplistic ‘X’ character and ‘O’ characters in order to distinguish opposing players. People from all cultures regardless of their understanding of English characters will be able to see the textual differences of these characters.
Nielsen Heuristic 2: Consistency and Standards
1. For the varying situations within one Wager game, users may become confused by the differing monetary amount available to bet and the potential timeframe they are in. I anticipate this problem to not be a particularly persistent issue, however its impact on ability to execute the gameplay is

Wager possesses a visually friendly interface and is void of significant chunks of text. Instructions for use are always present within the game, and information needed beyond that should be able to be answered through intuition.
2. Amount of bets for each user placed within Wager is hard to keep track of in its current implementation. To fix this issue, all wagers, their timestamp, round number they were placed in, and the amount of the wager should be displayed for all users to see. Anonymity will be preserved by only displaying their Ethereum public key address. The resolution will help users utilize recognition more rather than recollection.
Major: Issue will be presented quite often, and the impact of not knowing how much an individual has wagered may significantly impact their decision to wager again or not.

Nielsen Heuristic 9: Error Reporting, Diagnosis, and Recovery
1. Error reporting is not a component of Wager. Only actions that lead to an available response will be made available. In the scenario there are errors such as inputting an invalid Ethereum address, users will be notified with a plain-text alert describing their mistake.
Minor: Errors will occur with little frequency, but it will be necessary to help users navigate unexpected