Testing & Verification: Gameplay Testing

Objective

Students must thoroughly test game functionality to ensure collision detection, level flow, and character interactions work correctly.

Evidence

Gameplay testing in custom levels:

• GameLevelOutside and GameLevelMaze - Complete level with collision, NPC interaction, transitions
• All custom classes - Testing collision detection and game mechanics
• Player movement - Testing keyboard controls and physics

Implementation Details

• Manual play-through testing
• Testing all game mechanics
• Testing edge cases and boundary conditions
• Verifying collision detection accuracy
• Testing NPC interactions and dialogue

Test Checklist

• Player movement responds to input
• Collision detection works correctly
• NPC interactions trigger properly
• Level transitions occur smoothly
• Win/lose conditions function correctly
• Score and stats update properly

Key Concepts

• Manual functional testing
• Regression testing after changes
• Test coverage verification
• User acceptance testing