GT 04 QA and Testing 2

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04 |QA and Testing (2)Eriq Muhammad Adams J | [email protected]


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Gamers vs Testers


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Testers came from any backgrounds (cont.)

Blank The tester who likes to play

games and, following a friends

advice, applied for a game

testing position.

the only way a Blank becomes

good is on that rare occasion

when some undiscovered

talent is revealed that turns out

to be immensely helpful


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Technician They often have attended at

least one technical school, and

they might even be

programmers already. Theyknow and love the machine.

Lacking observational skills, the

Technician doesnt have the best

eyeand cant hear that well

either. Their analytical skills and

knowledge of code are huge

assets to the team.


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Artist Artists love film and music and

are usually able to draw and

paint.

Artists have amazing eyes. They

can see every single visual bug

even the smallest ones.


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Hybrid A Hybrid has the soul of an Artist

and the skills of a Technician

often someone with a

programming background, butwho enjoys drawing on the side.

Hybrids can also be fast thinkers,

and they are able to switch

modes in the blink of an eye.

Hybrids might also turn out to be

leaders, suddenly becoming very

valuable to developers


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Platform & Difficulty Level


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Working Conditions


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Testing Disciplines

Not testing techniques but knowledgeareas of testing.

Testing Disciplines :

Balance Testing Compatibility Testing

Compliance Testing


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Balance Testing

Balance testing ensures that gameplay isfair to both the human and AI player alike.

If one is too powerful, theres something

wrong.


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Compatibility Testing

the process by which the game is testedwith multiple hardware configurations.

The objective is to make sure the game is

fully compatible with parts and

peripherals found on the market.


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Compliance Testing

The process to get certification fromvendors.

Sony has what is called TRC (Technical

Requirements Checklist).

Microsofts is similar, but not the same: TCR

(Technical Certification Requirements).

Nintendo uses the same term it did for Super

Mario Bros. in the 1980s: Lot Check.


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Playtesting

The process by which a game designertests a new game for bugs and design

flaws before bringing it to market

Fine-tune gameplay.


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Bugs

unexpected: No one creates bugs onpurpose; if it seems like it was done on

purpose, its an Easter egga different

animal altogether.

defect, fault, law, or imperfection:

Something is wrong; it makes the game

worse, ugly, or unplayable.


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Bug Severity Levels


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Low Priority Bugs

It often makes no difference to thedevelopment team whether they are fixed

or not.

Examples of low bugs are minor graphical

glitches, a short sound distortion, some

small error in the user interface (including

a typo,)

Any error that does not impact the flow

or the way the game is perceived in a

major way.


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Medium Priority Bugs

should be fixed. They occur more oftenthan low bugs.

would annoy a player, but not affect

gameplay.


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High Priority Bugs

Seriously affect gameplay; they makeeverything stop in its tracks.

Example : cant open a door and that

same door ends the level, you got yourself

a high bug, cant change weapons, the

frame rate drops to 20 fps instead of the

usual 60.


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Critical Bugs

must be fixed at all costs. Causedisasters such as crashes, freezes, and

data corruption.

Example : a 50-hour saved game

corrupted in one sweep,


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Bug Categories


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Testing Checklist

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