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Approaching testing for common game features

by Chris Howell, Lead QA Manager at Gram Games

About Topic

About Topic

Correctly identifying what to test is an important part of any test strategy, regardless of how you you plan to run your tests. This workshop explains the details of how we create test conditions for a sample of common game features and components, with a focus on what makes game features so unique.

We’ll be stepping through a few areas unique to games, identifying common bug trends in those areas and the sources of information we might use to build tests from. We’ll also look at unique attributes of each area, from bugs to fix flows.

Key TakeAways:

  • Many features and domain areas within games are very specialist, requiring the test owner to have prerequisite knowledge of that area
  • How many game teams build a mind map of what needs to be tested for each feature
  • Testing and bugs in content (non-code) game areas have unique bug trends and attributes which each require a unique approach
  • A knowledge map of the most common game domain areas

This Session is For

  • Software Testers
  • Game Testing Passionists
  • Explore what makes game features so unique
  • One who wants to learn identifying what to test in Gaming

About Speaker

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Chris Howell

Lead QA Manager at Gram Games

An expert in manual testing techniques for modern games and apps. I’m both a leader and a manager, building teams of Test Engineers within game studios and acting as the head of QA for projects. I’m an evangelist of the use of formal software testing techniques within games and spend any additional time I have speaking and writing about the evolution of games testing as a lifelong career. My goal is to raise the bar permanently and help define games testing to be a more credible, respectable and professional career in which people can thrive.

Books Written

Modern game testing

Modern Game Testing

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What to Test in Gaming Apps for QA | Worqference 2024| Software Testing Workshop
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Key Takeaways: - Many features and domain areas within games are very specialist, requiring the test owner to have prerequisite knowledge of that area - How many game teams build a mind map of what needs to be tested for each feature - Testing and bugs in content (non-code) game areas have unique bug trends and attributes which each require a unique approach - A knowledge map of the most common game domain areas

Event Type: Event

Event Attendance Mode: OnlineEventAttendanceMode

Event Status: EventScheduled

Performer: Organization

Performer Name: The Test Tribe

Performer URL: https://www.thetesttribe.com/worqference/

Start Date: 2024-02-23 10:00

End Date: 2024-02-25 22:00

Ticket URL: https://www.thetesttribe.com/worqference/

Entry Price: 1999

Currency: INR

Availability: InStock

Availability Starts: 2024-02-23T10:00:00

Chris Howell

An expert in manual testing techniques for modern games and apps. I’m both a leader and a manager, building teams of Test Engineers within game studios and acting as the head of QA for projects. I’m an evangelist of the use of formal software testing techniques within games and spend any additional time I have speaking and writing about the evolution of games testing as a lifelong career. My goal is to raise the bar permanently and help define games testing to be a more credible, respectable and professional career in which people can thrive.

Gender: Male

Job Title: Lead QA Manager at Gram Games