Platforms and Input Controllers

- PC - Mouse and Keyboard 

- Xbox One - Bluetooth Controller

- PS4 - Dualshock 4 Controller

- Wii - Wii Remote + Numchuk

- Xbox 360 - Bluetooth & Wired Controller

- PS3 - Dualshock 3 Controller

- VR - VR Headset

- Steam Machine - Steam Controller

- Nintendo Switch - Joy-Con Controllers


Display types

- Resolutions 

The amount of pixels viewed on the screen, 1920x1080 being HD 1080p.

- Aspect Ratio 

The ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.

- Different Panel (LED, IPS & TN)

IPS has better viewing angles when compared to a TN panel.

 

IPS -

IPS technology is developed chiefly by LG Display, PLS technology by Samsung and AHVA by AUO.
The real selling point of these is their superior colour accuracy, consistency and viewing angles when compared to the other LCD technologies

 

TN - Elatively low manufacturing cost and a relatively high level of responsiveness; the pixels change their state quickly which helps make moving images appear smoother.

 

- Hertz

The amount of frames that can be displayed on the screen( 60hz, 120hz, 144hz, 240hz). TN Panels have the best viewing quality and can support the most amount of hertz. 

 

Display Types in Different Games

- CSGO Display Type TN

A game like CSGO would be best with a  TN display because the pixels update more frequently   and that helps the image looks smoother. In CSGO this would help you as player models would update faster giving you a better advantage in game as well as mouse movement being a lot smoother on the screen.

Quality Assurance

What is a Game Bug?

A bug is a error or an issue in a game what the creator did not intend there to be to cause an unexpected result. 

 

CSGO Bugs

CSGO before the 15/9/15 update used to have box type hitboxes what made the game less competitive and fun for players. It meant that when players were sometimes aiming on the enemy  the game wouldn't register it as a hit. 

 

As shown in the picture below the hitboxes of the player is a good couple of cm to the left of the actual model. 

Another bug in CSGO was where players could see through smokes in the game and see players. Again this is a big problem in a competitive game as it gives the players an advantage. 

Bug Report

 Current Version of the game:

Important that the bug is in the current build of the game as the company/programer could have already fixed the problem.

Game bug priority:

It depends on how easy the bug is to do. If the player has to go through 20 steps to do the bug, then it's not really a high priority. But a bug that is easy to do, like dupe stuff etc...

 

 

 

 

In CSGO there 2 ways to report a bug through email of valve and selecting what game you're having a problem with, then your email, the subject, and the message saying what bug you found maybe with screenshots etc. 

The second way to do it is through 3rd party sites about CSGO example reddit and hltv. Then creating a form/discussion about the bug/glitch. Then if it's a big problem in the game the community will get it to the top of reddit or hltv, then the game devs normally go through these type of sites to see what the community is saying.

My Bug Report

Date discovered - 31/03/2017 

Bug Name - Lava Bug

How it was discovered - Playing the game and releasing you couldn't die.

Severity -  High because you can't die in the game. 

Priority - High

Steps to recreate - Let the lava hit you.

Controls - Basic movement controls.

Reported by - Lewie Green

 

 

Bug Testing System

Game Testing

Bug testing is a phase in production in the game making, where specific roles in the team will test the game. This includes playing the same level over and over again trying to find bugs and glitches in the game to make it as polished as possible. This is an important part of the development because it will deliver a more quality game and make it fun for players. 

My Game Bug Testing

Lewis picked out that my crate did not have a collider meaning that the player could just walk through it, as well as the gun clipping through walls. 

I fixed this bug at a high priority and fixed it by adding a box collider to the crate and a mesh collider to the gun as you can see by the pictures.  

Ryan pointed out that you couldn't go up the stairs without having to jump on the sides of it.

I fixed it by adding a mesh collider onto the building and making sure the collider wasn't blocking the stairs. As shown in one of the pictures with the blue outlines.  

Game sounds needed

  • Gun Shots
  • Footsteps
  • Background
  • Different footstep sounds for different materials
  • Enemy sounds.
  • Player injured.
  • Music
  • When you hit the ground impact 

Test Case - How to recreate the bug and tell you how to fix it.