Module 1 · A useful test
- Write the question the test should answer
- Invite a person who does not know the game
- Do not explain while they play
- Time the session
COURSE
Playtesting and Game QA
$83.00
Run playtests that change the game. Write bugs a developer can reproduce and decide what to fix before launch.
About
Run playtests that change the game. Write bugs a developer can reproduce and decide what to fix before launch. Across about 9 hours you will write the question the test should answer, write what the player did, not what you hoped, write steps another developer can follow, and rank issues by how often they block play.
Beginner · 9 hours · Production
Curriculum
Module 2 · Notes
- Write what the player did, not what you hoped
- Mark the moment they stopped
- Separate a bug from a design problem
- Quote one thing they said
Module 3 · Bugs
- Write steps another developer can follow
- Include the device and the build
- Say what you expected
- Say what happened instead
Module 4 · What to fix
- Rank issues by how often they block play
- Choose one design change
- Leave a list you will not fix yet
- Retest the change
