Hi Dark, Private testing is more rigorous than public testing and requires a lot more time. You're testing prereleased software so at times you're the first test subject and may have to go through a lot just to get the software working. For this reason, I feel that private testers deserve some compensation, and since game development doesn't allow for monitary compensation until the project is released, giving them a free copy is the best way to go. If you only have a handful of testers, it's not much money you're losing; in fact, private testers help you since they often times put the program through paces you never thought of, which saves you from having to release several patches when the program is publicly released. Munawar A. Bijani blog: http://munawar0009.blogspot.com http://www.bpcprograms.com Follow on Twitter for blog updates: http://www.twitter.com/munawar0009
-------------------------------------------------- From: "dark" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:20 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Public betas vs private testing I Disagree with david that just because you have a private testing team they should automatically get a copy of the software, ---- especially in a field like accessible games where every sale helps. Testing is a way for non-programmers to contribute to accessible games developement, ---- not a way to grab free coppies of the software, ----- especially as it's hoped the testing process will in itself be fun for the players (all the games testing programs I've been involved in certainly have been), ---- in fact if the testing process isn't fun, then the developer certainly! has work to do, ;D. Beware the Grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
