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GAME
DEVELOPMENT
ESSENTIALS
GAME QA & TESTING
Luis Levy
Jeannie Novak
Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
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Game Development Essentials:
Game QA & Testing
Luis Levy & Jeannie Novak
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CONTENTS
iii
Chapter 1 QA & Testing Through the Ages:
How to Play the Unplayable ................................................. 4
The Industry Needs You..................................................... 5
The Primordial Bits......................................................... 6
The Dark Ages............................................................. 8
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The Chosen One........................................................... 8
A New Dawn............................................................. 10
All the Space in the Universe ............................................... 14
Playful Worlds............................................................ 16
First Known Consumer Dev Kit .......................................... 16
First Fully Realized Open-World Games ................................... 17
Two Black Boxes.......................................................... 18
Modern Times............................................................ 20
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“Game Testing Sucks!”..................................................... 28
“Game Testing is Awesome!”................................................ 28
Orientation............................................................... 29
Mastering................................................................ 42
The Split................................................................. 30
A Typical Day in Testing: QA Edition........................................ 30
A Typical Day in Testing: Production Testing Edition.......................... 32
Playtesting: When Testing is Fun !............................................ 33
Welcome to the Dungeon ... ............................................... 34
... And the Freezer........................................................ 35
Blank.................................................................... 38
Technician ............................................................... 38
Artist.................................................................... 39
Hybrid................................................................... 39
Stone.................................................................... 40
Berzerker ................................................................ 40
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