Playtest LiveDesign a study

MANAGED MULTIPLAYER RESEARCH LAB · OCE / APAC

Research the momentplayers meet each other.

Bring one product decision. We design the study, recruit the defensible cohort, run the synchronized method and deliver findings whose evidence and limits your team can inspect.

Research question firstCertified participant evidenceTraceable findings and limits

Study readiness recordLIVE PROTOCOL
READY3/4
STANDBY1
REGIONS3
RESEARCH QUESTIONCan first-time OCE players form a party and reach a stable match in under eight minutes?
SeatRegion · rigStatus
MakoAU-SYD · midREADY
JuniperNZ-AKL · lowREADY
OrbitAU-PER · midCHASING
KiteAU-SYD · midREADY
A$150 committedAustralia/Sydney

A worked study-readiness example generated by the real research controls—not a claim about studies that have not run.

SOUND FAMILIAR

Why informal playtests fail as research.

We ran a playtest and still could not make the decision.

Feedback without a question, method or evidence trail produces opinions—not research.

The cohort did not represent the condition we needed to study.

Ask about low-spec performance in a room of high-spec rigs and the method is invalid.

Two people dropped and the team topology broke.

For synchronized research, a short lobby can change the phenomenon being observed.

We collected hours of footage and nobody had time to analyse it.

Evidence has value only when it is organised into findings, limits and a decision.

01 · STUDY SCOPE AND COST

Price the live protocol in participant seats.

UNITOne seat
BASE RATEA$149
12+ SEATSA$139
24+ SEATSA$129
Standard synchronized protocol
SESSION CONTROLOne scheduled live room · one operator runbook
PRIMARY SEATOne certified player · readiness · up to 90 minutes live
STANDBY SEATSame readiness · held for the live window · 0.5 service unit
STANDARD EVIDENCEStructured feedback · incident timeline · concise decision pack

Longer sessions, specialist screening, moderated interviews, custom recording and enhanced analysis are separate scoped units. They are not silently absorbed into the Seat.

QUOTECalculating…

A standby seat is half price and paid at the standby rate whether or not it’s used. Short notice (under 7 days) adds 25% to the service fee only — never to what a player is owed. A re-run of a protocol we’ve already delivered is 20% off. Eight billable seats is the floor: below that, your own community really is cheaper.

Validity is written into the session. Your quote states the required topology, standby cover and what happens if the lobby cannot support the research question. No outcome is implied before the activation gates and rehearsal evidence exist.

The instant calculator covers a standard protocol: 8–24 players, one live window of up to 90 minutes, standard readiness, structured feedback and a concise evidence pack. Player rewards remain separate.

02 · WHO IT IS FOR

Three roles, one research record.

Research team

You get a study your team can inspect and act on.

  • Question, hypothesis and decision rule defined first
  • Cohort and method reviewed before recruitment
  • Every material finding points at recorded evidence
  • Repeat the protocol across builds, cohorts or regions
Participant

You know the study, commitment and reward before accepting.

  • Pass four short certification modules, then you're eligible
  • Standby seats paid whether called in or not
  • Five setup checks, done in your own time
  • Report problems freely. It never costs you.
Lab

We protect the method from design through decision.

  • Participant selection follows the research specification
  • Preflight and standbys protect synchronized validity
  • Deviations and observations stay in one study record
  • A finding cannot publish without traceable evidence

03 · RESEARCH METHOD

From uncertainty to a traceable decision.

QuestionName the decision and pre-state what you expect the evidence to show.
ProtocolThe lab defines the method, participant cohort, evidence sources and validity risks.
PreflightThe build, instructions and participant readiness are tested before the live window.
Live studyThe synchronized session runs against the protocol. Deviations and observations are recorded.
DecisionFindings are reviewed against supporting and contradictory evidence before the answer is published.

04 · FOR PARTICIPANTS

Build a research resume, not another survey profile.

POSTED REWARDA$36
SCARCITY PREMIUMPublished, added
STANDBYPaid either way

Certification, measured rigs and attendance create a provenance-labelled profile. When a funded session fits, the full commitment and fixed reward appear before you accept.

05 · STATUS

What is proven, and what is not.

PAID STUDIES DELIVERED0
OPERATING FIGURESTargets, not claims
PROVENANCEMeasured, not asserted

No paid study has run yet, so research usefulness and reliability remain unproven. The readiness record above is a worked example generated by the real system, not customer evidence.

START HERE

Tell us what you need to find out.

Bring a playable PC build, one decision and what you currently expect. The lab will return a method, participant specification, evidence plan and price.

Five minutesReward paid at cost, itemisedA test design either way