All Engines Go – The Basics of Game QA
In this chapter, we are going to dive deep into the core of game QA and examine in detail the elements that should be tested in games. We will learn how QA works in practice and what the main challenges of game QA are. At the end, we will touch upon modern agile practices and how game QA fits within these practices.
The goal of this chapter is to provide you with practical information on modern game testing that will allow you and your team to optimize their efforts and focus on the most important elements. You will also learn more about how game QA functions within the modern agile development framework.
By the end of this chapter, you will have a good understanding of the following:
- What is tested in games?
- What is the most important element to test?
- How to prioritize in QA
- The basics of QA in practice
- Where QA fits in the modern agile methodology
