Chapter 2 Being a Game Tester

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Chapter 1 Two Rules of Game Testing 1
6. Chapter 2 Being a Game Tester 15
7. Chapter 3 Why Testing is Important 41
8. Chapter 4 Software Quality 65
9. Chapter 5 Test Phases 93
10. Chapter 6 The Game Testing Process 119
11. Chapter 7 Testing by the Numbers 143
12. Chapter 8 Combinatorial Testing 153
13. Chapter 9 Test Flow Diagrams 189
14. Chapter 10 Cleanroom Testing 223
15. Chapter 11 Test Trees 255
16. Chapter 12 Ad Hoc Testing and Gameplay Testing 273
17. Chapter 13 Defect Triggers 295
18. Chapter 14 Regression Testing and Test Reuse 321
19. Chapter 15 Exploratory Game Testing 345
20. Appendix A Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercises 361
21. Appendix B Basic Test Plan Template 375
22. Appendix C Combinatorial Test Templates 383
23. Appendix D Test Flow Diagram (TFD) Templates 391
24. Appendix E On the Companion Disc 401
25. Index 409