Chapter 2: The Basics of Game Testing

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword xv
4. Preface to the Fourth Edition xix
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Chapter 1: Your Role on the Game Development Team 1
7. Chapter 2: The Basics of Game Testing 19
8. Chapter 3: Bug Report Writing and Defect Tracking 37
9. Chapter 4: How Bugs Happen 53
10. Chapter 5: The Phases of Game Quality Assurance 77
11. Chapter 6: Exploratory Testing and Gameplay Testing 111
12. Chapter 7: The Two Rules of Test Management 133
13. Chapter 8: Combinatorial Testing 147
14. Chapter 9: Test Flow Diagrams 181
15. Chapter 10: Cleanroom Testing 211
16. Chapter 11: Test Trees 239
17. Chapter 12: Defect Triggers 257
18. Chapter 13: Regression Testing and Test Reuse 283
19. Chapter 14: Testing by the Numbers 307
20. Chapter 15: Software Quality 319
21. Appendix A: Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercises 347
22. Appendix B: Sample Test Suite: RTS Building Checklist 361
23. Appendix C: Basic Test Plan Template 371
24. Appendix D: Combinatorial Test Templates 379
25. Appendix E: Test Flow Diagram (TFD) Templates 389
26. Glossary 397
27. Index 401