COURSE SUBJECTS

• Historical Background, Rules of Testing, Bare Bones Bug Hunting
•  Identifying Bugs, PIANoTV
• Why Testing is Important, FACT-BADI
• Game Team Overview
  • Game Production Cycle
  • Test Phases
  • Testing Game Life Cycle
  • Bug Categories
  • Software Quality, Appraisal Documents, Quality Plans
  • Overview of the Test Process, Lifecycle of a Build, Black box/White box, Testing by Numbers
  • Testing Techniques – Test Trees
  • Testing Techniques – Combinatorial Testing
  • Testing Techniques – Test Flow Diagrams
  • Testing Techniques – Cleanroom Testing, Modeling Player Behavior.
  • Playtesting and Ad-hoc Testing
  • Defect Triggers
  • Testing Classification
  • Elite Bug Hunting
  • Entering Game Testing, Transcending Testing, Working Conditions and Demographics
  • Future of Game Testing
  • Finalize Test Plan – Final Project.