Mr.Mike Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I've often wondered exactly what beta testing is and how it works and was wondering if anyone here might be able to shine some light on the topic? Am I right in thinking it involves getting members of the public to test software while it's being developed? is it the same as play testing? finally, how would someone who was interested get involved with such tests?I ask because with Halo3 looming on the horizon I wouldn't mind testing it out before it hits the shops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine - Halo 3: Watch the Ad & sign-up for Beta now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/1st_person/halo_3_beta_sign-up_begins,_but_not_in_europe...link doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 link doesn't work.stupid messageboard broke it. it tried to be too clever but closed the url tag before the end of the url. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest onlynik Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I've often wondered exactly what beta testing is and how it works and was wondering if anyone here might be able to shine some light on the topic? Am I right in thinking it involves getting members of the public to test software while it's being developed? is it the same as play testing? finally, how would someone who was interested get involved with such tests?I ask because with Halo3 looming on the horizon I wouldn't mind testing it out before it hits the shops...Software testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willum Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 What beta testing involves can vary depending on what needs to be done, but from my own experience it's maily just rooting out bugs and reporting them. This can be in a early version of the game, right to a "release candidate" which is as the name suggests, very close to a final version. I beta tested the game TrackMania United earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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