Product Benefits: - Tightly written by two game industry insiders with first-hand experience producing and developing games.
- Includes testimonies from major players in each chapter, along with graphs and clever illustrations.
- Tells the story of game development from Pong to PlayStation 3 with a focus on game testing.
- Gives would-be testers valuable knowledge on job-hunting, on-the-job training, and strategies for moving up in the game industry.
- Strong focus on work ethics; readers are encouraged to take testing to the next level by becoming consummate professionals.
- Accompanying companion DVD and instructor's guide facilitates learning and the application of knowledge and skills.
Table of Contents: 1. QA & Testing Through the Ages: a historical background.
2. The Mysterious World of Testing: working conditions & demographics.
3. The Many Faces of Testing: the game life cycle.
4. Planning Your Strategy: bug categories, tools & documentation.
5. Start Your Engines!: bare bones bug hunting.
6. Race to the Finish Line: elite bug hunting.
7. Ready, Set, Go!: entering the world of game testing.
8. Surviving & Escaping the Dungeon: transcending testing.
9. Testing Future Waters: what's next & how to get there. |
