(06-16-2012, 11:49 PM)Lissa Wrote:(06-16-2012, 11:46 PM)Athenau Wrote:Quote:Internal Play testing IS QA.No. It. Isn't. Internal playtesting is what developers do. QA is a separate department. They have a fixed test plan. They execute it. They report bugs. They get a new build. Repeat. This is what QA does in pretty much every software development house on earth (games included).
Quote:The ultimate goal is to produce a higher quality game. It's more than just bug fixing.There's really no point in arguing with you on this any further. Your use of the term is not industry standard nomenclature.
I suggest you learn what the definition of Software Quality Assurance is.
Game testing. What's your point?
Edit: Aw, Ath, you should have kept your post. Makes the point much more obvious.
Intolerant monkey.