QA, publishing and post-production in game developmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

How do you implement QA practices to ensure a polished and stable game release?
What strategies can you use for successfully publishing and maintaining a game after launch?

Content

You learn the quality assurance (QA) process, including bug testing, user testing, and debugging tools.
You understand the importance of the post-production phase: updates, patches, and long-term support for released games.
You explore the publishing pipeline, including platform requirements, marketing strategies, and distribution channels.

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. assess operations in customer/client, user and target group situations.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.