My Thoughts on Games Testing

A game controller with the word "Game Testing" on it.

 

What is game testing ??????? Game testing is, well its in the name. It's testing the game. This is usually done when the game developer or development company releases Alphas or Beta's of a game. They release the game so that they can try user testing and see if their target has an opinion on what to improve or if it is appealing at all.

Although there are many different ways to test the game, there are 3 techniques that I would like to talk about. These are functionality testing, combinatorial testing and ad hoc testing.

Functionality Testing:

People who do this type of testing only focus on generic problems. These problems are specifically focused on the graphics and UI. These could be freezing and crashing. UI like to aim at content types and graphic elements.

Combinatorial Testing:

This type of testing can take place at any point in game development. This is to check if the game has all the required elements in it: e.g. no bugs, it works. So this testing is done to improve quality, find out if game execution has to be done.

Ad Hoc Testing:

This is also known as 'general testing'. In this type of testing, they look for errors and defects without documenting it. This is beneficial as it can be done at any stage or the development process and helps detect error for the completed game.

In conclusion these tests I have named above as well as the other countless techniques will always be beneficial. They will be used as the years go on and make the process of developing a game a lot simpler. 

Interesting Links:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9U1dcUS_-w&feature=emb_logo
• https://dzone.com/articles/7-different-types-of-game-testing-techniques
• https://learn.canvas.net/courses/3/pages/level-11-introduction-and-readings?module_item_id=44600