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* [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/beta.html IF Beta Site] helps authors find volunteer beta-testers. | * [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/beta.html IF Beta Site] helps authors find volunteer beta-testers. | ||
* [http://www.plover.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/beta IF Betatesting List] is a mailing list for the IF Beta Site. | * [http://www.plover.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/beta IF Betatesting List] is a mailing list for the IF Beta Site. | ||
* [http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.8g.html Beta-Testers I Have Loved] by [[Neil deMause]] for XYZZYnews #8. | |||
* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/Testing.html Some Suggestions on Beta-testing] by [[Emily Short]]. Covers both the tester's and author's side of the issue. | |||
* [[BetaComp]] is a beta-testing minicomp run by Jessica Knoch. | * [[BetaComp]] is a beta-testing minicomp run by Jessica Knoch. | ||
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Revision as of 18:19, 3 February 2005
The process of allowing people other than the author to play a game that is otherwise essentially complete, for the purpose of discovering flaws and bugs before the official public release.
By contrast, allowing people to play the game before the plot has been completely written or when other parts of the game are fundamentally unfinished is alpha-testing.
Beta-testing is an IF form of usability testing, which also helps the author identify what parts of a work-in-progress the players enjoy most.
Links
- IF Beta Site helps authors find volunteer beta-testers.
- IF Betatesting List is a mailing list for the IF Beta Site.
- Beta-Testers I Have Loved by Neil deMause for XYZZYnews #8.
- Some Suggestions on Beta-testing by Emily Short. Covers both the tester's and author's side of the issue.
- BetaComp is a beta-testing minicomp run by Jessica Knoch.