Mobile Game Testing Insights: Common Mistakes and Tips to Avoid Them

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Mobile Game Testing Insights Common Mistakes
and Tips to Avoid Them
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1. Too much guidance

• When moderating a testing session, try and talk
  as little as possible about the game or the app.
  It is perfectly fine to be mute and not provide
  the player any information about the game.
• Let the players figure out by themselves. Let
  them comprehend the mechanics of the game from
  the installation to the very first play.

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2. Assuming too much

• Dont assume that the players will always
  understand the in-game menu. While testing the
  game, try and speak to the test subjects to speak
  about the menus and items in the game. Are the
  players able to understand what each button and
  setting do? How do they think when moving around
  the different items in the menu?
• It is often observed that teams skip past the
  start screen and the menu options, which is bad.
  There may lay usability errors in the menu system
  and you may not even know it.
• It is recommended to check if the options include
  easy mode and handicapped mode for the players
  with disabilities. The options might change the
  color scheme for the players with impartial eye
  sights, enable detailed subtitles for the players
  who cant hear and change the game pace for the
  players with mobility or cognitive problems.

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3. Testing with just one demographic

• If you are making a game that appeals the
  different age and gender groups, then you should
  test the game with all of them. With learning
  games aimed for small children, you should test
  the game with their parents who actually would
  buy the game to the children.
• If they cant understand the concept then chances
  are they wont buy the game.

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4. Talking too much

• Dont distract your customers by asking too many
  questions and taking them away from the gaming
  world. Rather, ask them to play and express their
  experience. Ask them what they feel about the
  game at the moment and try making questions as
  open ended as possible.
• The less you interrupt the player, the better!
  Try to observe the body language- are they tensed
  or relaxed? How does their body react to the
  certain actions in the game? When during the game
  do their eyes glare? And more...

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5. Not recording the sessions

• Taking notes is important, but so is recording
  the actual tests. It is recommended to use a
  combination of screen recorder and a video camera
  aimed at the face of the test subject. Couple
  this setup with skin response sensors to validate
  your test results efficiently.
• The skin response sensor will show what the
  player is actually feeling by measuring the
  strong emotional responses. These sensors are
  also available for testing video games like Play
  Stations or Xbox, which is built into the game
  controller itself, giving you a pleasant,
  non-invasive way to test your game. The eye
  tracking device allows you to have maximum
  results for in-depth data.

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  extensive experience in various testing forms and
  processes.
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