Microcreation

Services

Game Testing And Quality Assurance

 

Microcreation helps extend capacity of your in-house Quality Assurance teams by providing dedicated testing teams. We have emerged to be a trusted partner for game industry.

We offers a wide range of independent quality assurance and testing services for entertainment applications:

  • Game play testing
  • Multi-platform capability
  • Online and network testing
  • Beta team management
  • Compatibility testing
  • Console certification testing
  • Usability testing
  • Localization testing
  • Design consulting
  • Defects database management

Game play testing:

  • Functionality
  • Rule adherence
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Single player (online and offline)
  • Multi-player (online and offline)
    • Including MMO

Multi-platform capability:

 

  • PC
  • Macintosh
  • NTSC and PAL
    • Nintendo
    • Sony
    • Microsoft
  • Handheld devices
  • Wireless devices

 

Online and network testing

  • Multiple modalities
    • T1
    • DSL
    • Dial-up
  • Packet examination and prioritization
  • Timing
  • Wireless and wired environment
  • Security

 

Beta team management:

  • Recruiting
  • Pre-screening
  • Authorizing
  • Tracking (personal data, hardware data)
  • Communication
  • Forum and bug database
  • Professional verification and formal bug write-ups
  • Troubleshooting
  • Gather feedback
  • Reporting

Compatibility testing:

  • Customized modular systems
  • Scalable number of combinations
  • Software compatibility
  • Operating Systems
    • Browsers
    • DirectX
    • Drivers
    • Third Party Software (Media Player, WinDVD, Flash, etc.)
  • Hardware compatibility
    • Video Cards
    • Sound Cards
    • Processors
    • RAM
    • Motherboards
    • DVD and CD ROMS

Console certification testing:

  • Compliance - NTSC/PAL
    • Microsoft – TCR
    • Sony – TRC
    • Nintendo – Lot Check
  • Handhelds
  • Peripherals 

Usability testing:

  • User viewpoint testing  
  • User documentation testing

Localization testing:

  • Text translation
  • Text verification
  • Voice translation
  • Voice verification
  • Local naming conventions
  • User documentation checking

Design consulting:

  • Game play balancing recommendations
  • User interface recommendations

Defects database management:

  • Online bug reporting templates
  • Priority bug/issue reporting
  • Use of in-house and/or client’s bug tracking systems