Foundation Certificate in Game Quality - Game Quality Membership

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1. Welcome to the Foundation Certificate in Game Quality

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1.1.1. Welcome to the Foundation Certificate in Game Quality

1.1.2. All About Game Quality Academy

1.1.3. Tasks: Your Workbook, Your Resource

1.1.4. Share: Social Learning

1.1.5. Examination

1.1.6. Joining the Game Quality Discord

1.1.7. How To Get Help

1.1.8. Setting Up for Success

1.1.9. Share: Introduce Yourself

1.1.10. What To Expect Next

2. An Introduction to Game QA

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2.2.1. The Game Industry Landscape

2.2.2. Task: Research the Game Industry

2.2.3. Share: Trends in the Game Industry

2.2.4. Revenue Models in Games

2.2.5. Task: Explore the Impact of Different Revenue Models

2.2.6. Lesson Summary

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2.3.1. Expectations

2.3.2. Who’s Who in a Game Development Studio

2.3.3. Climbing the QA Ladder

2.3.4. QA Team Roles

2.3.5. Task: Consider Your QA Career Path

2.3.6. Lesson Summary

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2.4.1. The Fundamental Test Process

2.4.2. Activity: Can You Spot the Stage?

2.4.3. Test Planning and Analysis

2.4.4. Testing in Action

2.4.5. Wrapping Up the Fundamental Test Process

2.4.6. Activity: Can You Spot the Stage?

2.4.7. Lesson Summary

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2.5.1. Shift Left Model

2.5.2. The Drawbacks of Testing Late—and the Benefits of Testing Early

2.5.3. Activity: Sort Traditional vs Shift Left

2.5.4. The V-Model of Development

2.5.5. Share: Discuss What Shift Left Is

2.5.6. Lesson Summary

3. The Role of QA in Game Development

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3.2.1. Types of Development Lifecycles Within the Game Industry

3.2.2. Share: Research the Software Development Lifecycle

3.2.3. The Game Development Lifecycle

3.2.4. Share: Visualize The Game Development Lifecycle

3.2.5. An Introduction to Version Control

3.2.6. Approaches to Game Development

3.2.7. What Are User Stories?

3.2.8. Case Study: Working on a Scrum Team

3.2.9. Activity: Approaches to Game Development

3.2.10. Lesson Summary

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3.3.1. Activity: Recognize the Risk

3.3.2. Task: Consider Quality Risk

3.3.3. What Is a Risk?

3.3.4. Introduction to Risk Management

3.3.5. Responding to Risk

3.3.6. Approaches for Identifying Risks

3.3.7. Activity: Summarize the Risk Management Process

3.3.8. Task: Identify and Analyze the Risk

3.3.9. Pitfalls to Watch For

3.3.10. Share: Getting Too Comfortable?

3.3.11. Lesson Summary

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3.4.1. Introduction to Data Use in Game QA

3.4.2. What Is Game Quality Data?

3.4.3. Test Coverage

3.4.4. Data Analysis and Visualization

3.4.5. A Word on Privacy

3.4.6. Lesson Summary

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3.5.1. Ethical Considerations in Game QA

3.5.2. Activity: Plan Your Response to Uphold Ethics

3.5.3. Activity: Keeping Games Secret

3.5.4. Lesson Summary

4. Types of Game QA

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4.1.1. Introduction to Types of Game QA

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4.2.1. The Reality of Testing

4.2.2. Test Terminology

4.2.3. Coverage and Traceability

4.2.4. Test Levels and Test Areas

4.2.5. Activity: Categorize the Different Testing Techniques

4.2.6. Activities and Test Implementation Techniques

4.2.7. Activity: Evaluate the Game Testing Approach

4.2.8. Lesson Summary

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4.3.1. Activity: Branches of Game Development

4.3.2. Component Testing

4.3.3. Integration Testing

4.3.4. Lesson Summary

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4.4.1. Introduction to System Testing

4.4.2. Share: Consider System Testing

4.4.3. Expanding on System Testing

4.4.4. System Testing: Preparation

4.4.5. Share: Discuss the Typical Product Risks

4.4.6. System Testing: Testing in Practice

4.4.7. Share: Enhance Your Typical Product Risks Examples

4.4.8. Lesson Summary

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4.5.1. User Acceptance Testing

4.5.2. Share: What is Testing Like?

4.5.3. Alpha Testing

4.5.4. Reflections From a Beta Tester

4.5.5. Beta Testing

4.5.6. Lesson Summary

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