Unit 77 - Theory, Design & Implementation of Games Testing

Star Wars Battlefront 2 on the PSP handheld. Test Flow Diagram (TFD) Data Dictionary Name Data Type Length Scope Purpose Player_model 3D Model 1 inch with screen height. Public The 3D model is used by the player. Player Health_Number of Bullets 2D Texture N/A Public     Displays the health bar based off colour equaling amount remaining. (Green at full, Orange at middle, Red at low.) It also displays amount of bullets left in the gun. Timer 2D Texture N/A Public      Displays amount of time left in game. (0 equals game over) Map 2D Texture N/A Public Displays Character/enemies position and Flags. (All Flags must be captured to win game) Enemy    3D Texture and 2D Texture 1 inch with screen height. Public   Enemy is used by another ...

Defect Explanation with Examples Function Defect Function Defect are errors that disturbs the gameplay and the result is a bad experience for the player. Errors of this nature are regularly the fault in the script/code for example, lines in the script are nonfunctional or an area of the code is missing in the script. Another example of identifying this issue is in the players experience. A player enters the next level of a game but the controls are different. The player presses the ‘D’ key which should result in the avatar moving right but it goes the opposite direction. This means the part of the code that assigns controls is either missing or broken. On PC players will commonly have the option to assign the controls themselves and fix this problem although it does affect the players experience. If console players experience this issue then it isn't solvable. These defects will cause minor issues as Ive described about co...

Game Operating System Explanation Pre-Game Pre-Game operating region is the phase before starting a game. In a console Pre-Game phase, before inserting the game disk the player will be treated to a menu with icons. For example, I have chosen to detail out the Xbox 360 Pre-Game menu, the menu will have icons for recent activates, social like online friends, a search engine only added to modern consoles and other apps. The Xbox 360 will be active but the game is not. However, on PC’s this phase will be different, the device will have activated the games app before you start it. For example, PC Players will be treated to a game menu and customizations  the settings of a game like tweaking the graphical quality of the game so it can run smoothly on their PC before they click start. Testing Pre-Game issues is simple for console. For example, a game will not start and an error pops up on screen, this means the disk is ei...