The Science of Playtesting

[James]

http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6323661 ... index.html

Article about playtesters/user feedback influencing the development of videogames. Interesting for those who are unhappy at Half Life 2 series content being removed because of confused playtesters.

[Aidan]

I sometimes think what games would be like without play testers.

[James]

I sometimes think what games would be like without play testers.

DUKE

NUKEM

FOREVER

[or 1=1]

Half Life 2 series content being removed because of confused playtesters.

Such as?
I know that most of the original content was removed cause of the leaked beta

[James]

Valve bring in playtesters who don't often play games, such as family members, to make the game appeal to everyone.

There's more than this around as an example:
http://half-life.wikia.com/index.php?ti ... 0&offset=0

Just have a look at some of the tales on their commentaries, a lot was taken out because of confused playtesters.

And the original content in the leaked alpha was cut because it SUCKED

[Aidan]

I sometimes think what games would be like without play testers.

DUKE

NUKEM

FOREVER

I said games.

[James]

dnf is a game??????????