ISTQB CT-GaMe

Description

Game testing (or "video game" or "computer game" testing focuses on measuring a human-made product's capacity to meet its intended purpose. 

The ISTQB® Game Testing certification complements the core foundation level as a specialist module. It provides a theoretical background for testers who are validating the software of video games.

Chapter 1: Specificity of Game Testing

• Game Testing Basics GaMe
  • Recognize objectives and specifics of game testing
  • Give examples of product risks in game software
  • Give examples of specific defects related to game testing
  • Summarize how the risks of game testing can be mitigated
  • Compare the activities of game testing with those of playing
• Typical Roles of the Game Development Team
  • Recognize specific roles and tasks in the game development team
• Testing Activities throughout the Game Software Development Lifecycle
  • Recall testing activities throughout the game software development lifecycle

Chapter 2: Testing Game Mechanics

• Game Mechanics GaM
  • Classify the types of game mechanics
  • Differentiate the testing of gameplay mechanics and non-gameplay mechanics
  • Differentiate the testing of core mechanics and meta mechanics
  • Differentiate the testing of client, server, and client-server mechanics
  • Give examples of defects in game mechanics
• Approaches to Testing Game Mechanics
  • Summarize main approaches and test objects at different stages of creating a game product
  • Distinguish the importance of testing game mechanics
  • Distinguish the importance of reviewing documentation describing game mechanics
  • Apply the fundamental approaches of testing game mechanics

Chapter 3: Graphics Testing

• Principles and Concepts of Game Graphics
  • Explain features of the graphic content of a game product
  • Classify the types of defects in graphic content
• Approaches to Testing Graphics in Game Products
  • Summarize the main approaches to artistic testing
  • Summarize the main approaches to technical testing 
  • Summarize the main approaches to gameplay testing
• Graphics Test Execution
  • Apply the fundamental approaches of graphics testing 
  • Explain the importance of testing graphics for the historical validity
• Tools Support for Graphics Testing
  • Summarize the usage of a graphics testing tool

Chapter 4: Sound Testing

• Features of the Sound Content of the Game Product
  • Recall features of the sound content of a game product
• Types of Defects in Sound Content
  • Recall types of defects in sound content
  • Classify the defects in sound content
• Approaches to Testing Sound Content in Game Products
  • Summarize the main approaches to content-auditory testing
  • Summarize the main approaches for testing the mix of music and sounds
  • Summarize the main approaches for testing music composition
• Sound Test Execution
  • Explain the levels of testing audio-music content
  • Recall the features of integrating sounds into the client 
  • Recall areas of responsibility of sound testing
  • Apply approaches to sound testing
• Tools Support for Sound Testing
  • Summarize the usage of sound testing tools

Chapter 5: Game Level Testing

• Game Level Design Principles and Concepts
  • Recall the components of the game level
  • Classify the defects typical of game levels 
• Stages and Execution of Game Level Testing
  • Summarize the tests carried out at various stages of the creation of game levels
  • Compare the areas of responsibility of specialists who take part in testing the game level 
• Tools Support for Game-Level Testing
  • Summarize the usage of tools for testing game levels

Chapter 6: Game Controllers Testing

• Principles and Concepts of Game Controllers
  • Classify typical input devices and specialized ones
  • Give examples of different input devices in terms of their application
  • Recall different types of game controllers
  • Classify the defects in a game product related to the specifics of game controllers, and the possible causes of their occurrence
• Approaches to Testing Controllers in Game Products 
  • Give examples of test conditions to be covered when testing game controllers
  • Classify tasks for UX specialists, testers, and game designers during game testing
• Tools Support for Game Controllers Testing
  • Summarize the usage of tools for testing the behavior of game controllers

Chapter 7: Localization Testing

• Principles and Concepts of Localization Testing
  • Recognize the localization test steps
  • Recall the main objectives of internationalization and localization
  • Compare internationalization and localization capabilities
• Types of Localization Defects and their Causes
  • Classify the localization defects and their causes
• Localization Testing Approaches and Execution
  • Recognize the full and partial localization testing
  • Classify localization testing types
  • Summarize testing tasks for a writer, editor, translator, and localization tester
• Tools Support for Localization Testing
  • Summarize the usage of tools for the testing of game localization