Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Simple, somewhat old-fashioned

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English + 14 others

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Akinator collects data for to improve its services but does not specify the exact types of data collected. It allegedly takes reasonable measures are taken to protect personal data, although it lacks specific details about security practices. The policy indicates that data processing is based on user consent, especially for geolocation and cookies. It mentions that users can oppose data collection and manage cookie settings but does not specify how users can exercise other data subject rights. Akinator complies with GDPR. However, the website provides links to external websites which may also collect personal or general data. The use of these websites and the collecting and use of personal data by these websites fall under the terms and conditions and data protection policies of the aforementioned websites. It also displays some quite intrusive ads on its interface. See more here..

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

To some extent. Users can add their own characteres to Akinator and play with them later on.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

To some extent. Akinator’s database contains hundreds of characters, so there are many possibilities to play.

Interactivity

Technical requirements