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hard indicators

Game testers (hereinafter referred to as game testers or G·Tester) are similar in nature to software testers. They also have to do test plans, test cases, functional tests, performance tests, regression tests, usability tests, etc. This is a hard target. If you don't know these, it is equivalent to doing English translation but not English. Basic test theory and method is an important skill for a test taker.

soft indicators

Unlike the usual tests, the participants were asked to take a playability test specific to games. No matter how beautiful the graphics of a game were, how advanced the technology was, and how pleasant the music was, it was not fun and useless. Therefore, the tester should not only test the function of the content (ensure that it is correct according to the process), but also evaluate the difficulty test, picture, music, operation, playable viscosity, and subsequent development scalability. In general, in addition to ordinary functional tests, the user experience should also be tested in place. How should the tester test and evaluate the above content? It depends on your gaming experience. Soft metrics can be used to demonstrate the extra power of a tester in a test job, and they are a world away from someone who knows nothing but tests and games.

Candidate's perspective

If you want to be a tester, it's just the beginning. From your own perspective, give the following suggestions:

1. Must have knowledge of software engineering and software testing

Games are also software, and they have the characteristics of software engineering. The child boot that learns computer major should have this course, learned well? At work, it is your foundation, understanding the progress and stages of development of the game product, so that the testing work has a clear goal. Knowledge of basic software testing theory and ability to test games using software testing methods.

2. Soft metrics: rich gaming experience

Have a deep understanding of various types of games, can quickly understand the characteristics of a game, and make accurate playability evaluation and value embodiment. Rich gaming experience is a favorable prerequisite for our testers, just like work experience. Before applying for a job, analyze all the game types owned by his company, experience several key games, and score points during the interview.

The recruiter's perspective

Responsible for recruitment for a few years, from the perspective of employment, there are the following requirements:

1. In addition to soft engineering and soft testing knowledge, it is best to have a certain programming foundation

Although most game tests are black box tests, if you know programming, you can read important code segments (such as rewards) before testing, understand the architecture of the program, and the degree of coupling between systems. Your test will be broader and more comprehensive. Or write some test code to improve efficiency, a test that can be programmed will definitely impress others.

2. Mathematical foundation, sensitive to values

It requires you to have a strong interest in numerical values, perhaps something that requires you to test numerical values. A good tester is half a numerical planner. Leveling, equipment, skills, activities, economy and other aspects of the numerical balance test are very critical, requiring us to test the human must be sensitive to the numerical value. Value is the soul of the game, planning configuration of some values is likely to be incorrect, we have to plan in this regard for a good off.

3. Must have a wealth of gaming experience

A rich gaming experience is definitely something interviewers will love, and there's no doubt that you'll have a big advantage over people who haven't played much. But you don't have to be a hardcore gamer. You have to understand that game makers and game players are two different concepts. Bonus points if you can also provide insight into some of the systems in a classic game!

4. Strong logical thinking ability

You test people's thinking to be meticulous, reverse, divergent, with the ability to create and imagine. When it comes to test cases, the writing and application of test cases reflects one's thinking ability. Game testing is different from software testing, software testing is clear, such as requirements, functions must meet customer requirements, users are relatively fixed groups, so test cases can not need reverse divergence and other thinking. The biggest characteristic of game testing is that the user group is large, changeable, and uncertain, coupled with the agility and iteration of game development, so the use cases must be delicate, and we should consider a variety of possible use cases with divergent thinking, plus our work experience and familiarity with the game. But I don't think it's necessary to spend too much effort learning to write use cases, but that doesn't mean there can't be use cases, after all, documented specifications are the beginning of maturity and power. Use cases open our minds, not harden them. Most use cases can be left unwritten and directly in our heads, so this requires good thought management skills. General company written test will have logical thinking test questions, to see if you analyze things when the logic is clear, can accurately express their own ideas. This is very important in practical work.

5. good professionalism

Game testing is a complex, boring and repetitive task, so patience, care and good mental health are essential. Game testing is almost impossible to use any decent test work, it's all about your head and hands. In actual work, the test is responsible for the planning check, in the planning case can be seen that the problem will greatly save the test time, so, understanding, reading skills are also necessary. In our company, testing is still a chain, connecting planning and procedures, advice and supervision, etc. are done by us, so good communication skills are also necessary. During the interview, you must demonstrate these qualities and let the interviewer feel that you are seductive. I personally like to recruit fresh graduates, because they are still a blank sheet of paper on work literacy and habits, which is easier to cultivate.

If you meet the above requirements, you are basically competent for the work of the tour test. However, this was only the foundation. It was not that simple to become an excellent tester. Come on, young man!

The above contents are personal views, and I hope to point out and forgive the inaccuracies.

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