Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I’ve also gotten graphic design help from the amazing pro graphic designer Jenny Bee. If you’re interested, we could use your feedback on the game before it’s too set in stone, so please come by the discord’s #spellstorm channel and ask about a playtest!

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Sarah: It was also in 2013 that we met Ben and were playtesters for his game Tower , which he launched on Kickstarter early in 2014. Along with handling all the business, Ben has playtested and helped develop our designs. I can’t really see so well, so art and graphic layout don’t bother me. Will is the lead designer.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

When you playtest a game, alone or with other people, you’re going to be creating a lot of data. Log every single playtest with the game and make sure your playtest matches with a game version number. First, I discourage the use of BoardGameGeek for playtest record keeping. Who played? What was the outcome?

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Playtesting is crucial at this point. So it’s demanding on the graphics card. If we know from playtesting that players generally really enjoy specific features, but we see from analytics that players aren’t engaging with them, perhaps it’s a good idea to make them more accessible in our next game.

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iXie gaming

MAY 3, 2024

Therefore, when testing, cover all aspects of your game, including audio, graphics, gameplay mechanics, and online features. User Feedback Collect and analyze feedback from real users through playtesting and beta testing sessions. It ensures your game’s functionality and performance are thoroughly tested.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Instead, it’s about adapting graphics, content, and cultural references that resonate with various regions. On the other hand, optimization testing dives into the fine details of your game’s code, assets, and graphics. So, playtesting sessions with actual can help gather insights and make improvements based on player feedback.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Gameplay testing is done before launching the game to identify and mitigate issues in the game’s design, controls, graphics, and mechanics, to mention a few. Gameplay testing , also called playtesting, is the process of having testers play a game to identify issues, collect feedback, and enhance its quality before official release.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

This approach echoes strategies employed by gaming giants such as Valve, known for their emphasis on performance, even at the expense of graphics, in games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). It forced them to reassess their development approach and switch to a steam playtesting model, allowing more players to access the game.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

These scenarios include multiplayer and graphic quality testing. Different game types benefit from varying levels of automated playtesting. Difficulty in Simulating All Real-World Cases Game test automation tools may struggle to simulate all real-world test cases. Therefore, it cannot replace human testing entirely.

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Sirlin

MARCH 18, 2015

Playtesting showed that this worked just fine. I wanted it to be simple to match the graphic design style of the rest of Pandante, so the first thing that came to mind was a Panda on one side and the bamboo logo with the game name and company name on the back. So then started the long task of actually making a metal coin.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 2, 2018

After three days of intensive game development and two weeks of playtesting and rating (over 3,500 ratings!), This cute and well-designed pixel art puzzle game snatched the 1 st position in the Gameplay and Graphics and Sound categories, and 2 nd position in the Theme interpretation category ( Overall rating: 4.088).

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AWS Games

AUGUST 18, 2023

The platform offers a variety of tools and services, including integrated CI/CD and playtest environments, powerful graphic workstations, and scalable game development infrastructure based on AWS. Learn more.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

Today NVIDIA is releasing Streamline, an open-source cross-IHV framework that aims to simplify integration of multiple super-resolution technologies and other graphics effects in games and applications. With GeForce NOW Cloud Playtest, players and observers can be anywhere in the world. Learn more about GeForce Now Cloud Playtest.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Every iteration of each game has to be created somehow and there are A LOT of iterations – usually a new one after each playtest, especially in the beginning. I work with at least one artist per game, if not an illustrator, graphics designer, and even an artist specifically for meeples! Carla: I also do a lot of interviews!

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Game Global

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Imagine the perfect mobile game: The graphics are stunning, the sound is second to none—and it’s going down a storm in your domestic market, but what happens when you decide to take it global? If we give it the same time and effort as we’d give to the graphics, sound, and game play, then it will be ‘game on!’ Challenge no.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Animation productions demand powerful computers, with high-end graphics cards and a lot of storage. Let’s have a look at a production pipeline for a game studio would look like with Flaneer: As you can see in this diagram, Flaneer offers dedicated playtest stations to be shared to thousands of users. Why is it cool?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Playtesting storytelling. Those are accessibility and graphic design. Dylan: The second aspect is the general graphic design, especially when it comes to card effects or other mechanical symbols. Test the graphics because otherwise players won’t play all parts of the game to discover those stories.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

This marks its true public release, with finished graphics, gameplay, tuning, more sex, and finally an ending. In my playtests, it felt like the best tactic is to try to trap the cop in the corner with your body while the AIs coordinate a big orgy that gives you a huge payout. SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils what happens in the game.

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