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Game Testing - Case Study |
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| The Client |
| A large game publisher was looking to reduce costs and lower their internal resource requirements. The client tried the Gameshastra advantage package on a pilot run and discovered the innumerable benefits of outsourcing. |
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| The Problem |
| A significant rise in game development costs |
| As the new generation of consoles has emerged, game development costs have skyrocketed. In order to minimize the risk involved in venture development, we offer a development plan that allows cost cutting wherever possible. Quality Assurance, although considered a critical component to the game development process has been highlighted as an easy, cost effective component to outsource. |
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| Increasing size and scope of Games |
| With the release of the latest generation of hardware, the amount of game content has dramatically increased. This increase has led to larger test teams and a lot more equipment required than was used in the past. |
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| Increasing competition for Testers |
| With gaming seen as a seasonal industry game studio's face steadily increasing competition for the limited pool of testers. At peak season the local testing talent pool is severely depleted. |
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| Benefits |
| Offshore outsource testing provides immediate solutions to all the issues faced by game developers and publishers. |
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| Offshore Testing Lowers Quality Assurance costs |
| Offshore Testing can immediately impact the budget of a project, by providing high quality testing at a lower cost than a publisher's internal test resources. Offshore testing costs are significantly lower than the domestic outsourcing resources. |
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| Offshore Testing utilizes a highly talented pool |
| The average offshore tester has a university degree in a technology related field. Many have degree in computer science and a large percentage also have master's degrees. Offshore testers are well qualified to carry out processes involved in QA. |
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| Offshore testing lowers the internal space requirements and hardware needs of a publisher's test team |
| Outsourcing test processes offshore allows QA management to focus more on analysis of test data and communication with the development team, rather than managing people and test cases. |
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