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Set up a test environment, create test plans, and learn to communicate with developers

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Few things are more annoying for gamers than encountering a buggy new game. This often leads to negative reviews, and in turn, you’ll find that demand for your games declines. The solution lies in better quality assurance (QA) – and Modern Game Testing will show you how to achieve just that. Whether you’re a new tester, developer or producer, the QA testing techniques shown in this book, using modern methodologies and the latest technology, will have you releasing quality games that are on time and, most importantly, on budget. The book begins by introducing you to QA and the various types of tests that are performed on games. You’ll then explore test cases and bug reporting, building tests for different platforms (even consoles and PCs), and LiveOps and test management. As you advance, you’ll build a QA team from scratch and work with remote QA testers. The chapters help you take a more traditional approach to learning lessons, enabling you to examine the modern agile approach and various testing strategies that you can then adopt. All angles are covered with oodles of examples, so you’ll have everything you need to implement QA strategies in your organization. By the end of this book, you’ll have a clear understanding of the modern methodologies of QA testing for games, and be able to build efficient, reliable, and long-lasting QA teams.

Who is this book for?

This book is for game testers, game producers, game developers, testing managers, and other QA professionals who want to learn more about modern approaches to QA and utilizing them to build more efficient and cost-effective QA teams and products. Prior professional testing experience is desirable, either in software or games testing and/or experience working in the gaming industry. Basic familiarity with agile working practices such as scrum is needed to fully understand all the concepts explained in this book.

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Conduct compliance, regression, and localization tests, among others

Build and optimize test sets for testing mobile games

Find out how to set up an efficient bug flow

Write optimal bug reports that differentiate between priority and severity

Pick the optimal testing approach for each phase of game development

Discover how to use equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, and decision tables

Master live ops QA and handle live bugs

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Jody Dec 10, 2023

After networking with Nikolina and finishing her Udemy course"Kick off your gaming QA career: basics of testing for games",I was very keen to purchase this book.The contents is very easy to follow and you can claim a free colour download.My knowledge has expanded, I understand what would be expected from me when I transfer into the QA Games Testing Industry, I know which software to learn next and how to apply for beta testing opportunities.This book will help me in the near future.

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G. S. Manuel Jul 21, 2023

There are a lot of things I like about this book.The author is able to start with some great and valuable historical points that are very well referenced in later chapters and are tied to practical examples and explanations that come from real-life experience. I really enjoyed the writing style as the book can be picked up by someone starting their QA journey or even someone with decades of experience.Modern Game Testing, gives you a holistic picture of the Quality Assurance methodologies used today in game development and pushes the idea to strive for great quality. It also ties it in an excellent way to other disciplines like Production and Product Management, not only superficially but with deep insight into their dependencies and with good examples of consideration.I have been in the gaming industry for close to 2 decades and this book for me is an amazing example of the passion and dedication of an individual that really is trying to evangelize the importance of Quality and the love for creating products that people love.Highly recommended!

Riva Jul 24, 2023

I have 10 years experience in software quality assurance before I took a break venturingto another industry. Recently I was trying to go back to the software testing scene, I needa reference to refresh my knowledge and to catch up with the current trend.From my early research prior getting back to the software quality assurance scene, I came to theconclusion that the game industry is really happening (at least in Finland, where I currently reside). Based on that I found Nikolina's book "Mastering the Art of Modern Game Testing,".Even with my 10 years experience, to my surprise, the book not only gave me a comprehensive insight on game testing but also a good reminder of the whole software testing in general. So, whether you are an experienced software tester looking to enter the game testing domain or a newcomer to software testing, this is a valuable book to read.

Natalija Karlovic Jul 21, 2023

As a complete beginner in the field and someone who wishes to switch careers, this book has been an amazing resources and helped me to understand not only more about QA, but also to learn more about gaming industry. Not only that I learned a lot about QA, I also learned a lot about how testing works in modern agile teams. Book is exceptionally well written, easy to read and understand even if you are just a beginner. I have most certainly upgraded my knowledge and broke a few of my own misconceptions that I had. I would highly recommend this book if you wish to upgrade yourself professionally and learn something new about games QA.

Lifegood Jul 21, 2023

Modern Game Testing is a great book for those that want to get into game testing or a quality assurance position. It teaches you the basics of how to do a QA or what is involved in it. It also gives you a lot of detail to understand the process of doing QA. For example, Chapter 4 talks about testing on platforms such as Google Play, IOS, Consoles, and PC. Each of them has their own challenges that reflect on how testing is done for them. This shows that it provides helpful insights into knowing how to do QA. This applies to all of the chapters as well, providing guidelines for any steps or methodologies that can be used in QA while maintaining relevance to modern game testing. Overall, the book is worth picking up if you need any guidance for game testing.

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