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Game testing

At Sierra Atlantic, we invest in technologies and processes that ensure our clients get the highest levels of productivity and the fastest time to market with high quality products at the lowest possible costs. In gaming, this includes the development of test frameworks for game automation and game integration into common game management platforms. In addition, we have accelerators for front–end and back-end integration into enterprise applications including solutions for payment gateways and integrations. Sierra Atlantic’s Testing practice in the Gaming Vertical has made substantial progress in establishing Industry Best Practices to ensure that your game accomplishes what it is meant to: entertain.

We ensure that your games consistently provide a very enjoyable user experience by providing the following services:

Gamut of Game testing

Although there is no significant difference between the test methodology and the test types adopted for testing CRM, ERP or applications from various domains and gaming software testing, depicted below are few game specific tests that Sierra Atlantic specializes in.

Listed below are some common types of tests performed across the gaming domain.

• Audio testing
  Audio Testing is performed to validate if the sounds are correct in the Clients / Games Audio: List of MP3 tracks will be played to validate Lobby music and dealer voice, Game music and dealer voice, Login\logout Sound.
• RTP Testing
  Slot machines are typically programmed to pay out as winnings 82–98% of the money that is wagered by players. This is known as the "theoretical payout percentage" or RTP, "Return to Player". The test is performed to simulate the million rounds and check wager and returns to the player.
• Compliance testing
  Certifying the products based on the norms laid by the regulatory authorities like eCOGRA, PCI etc..
• Compatibility Testing
  Includes testing the compatibility of a game / application on various operating systems like Windows 95, XP, NT and 2003, Browsers like IE, Firefox and Safari. Also to validate the consistency of game graphics with different color modes
• Server Messaging Testing
  Direct messaging services like RMI and messaging through queues, Messaging services for inter server communication are tested as part of Server Messaging Testing
• Client / GUI level testing
  Usability, Look and Feel / Graphics, Localization (Multi Language and Currency) Cultural formatting and audio testing
• Functional Testing
  Features, Compatibility, Data verification, Database constraints and DB to DB synchronization and RTP (Return to player testing)
• Non Functional Testing
  CPU Usage, Network bandwidth, Concurrent Apps, Stability, Performance, Load, Stress, Scalability, Client updates/ upgrade, installation, Recovery, Fail over and Migration
• Test Automation using
  BOTS (Robots), QTP, Selenium, soapUI, Test Complete and few home grown tools for regression and performance testing

Sierra Atlantic’s Automation Frameworks for Gaming domain

Back office system AutoSuite is a test automation framework designed to automate .Net windows application by leveraging advanced QTP and Quality Center features. It supports test script modularity and data driven approaches.

soapUI AutoSuite is a light weight framework designed for validating web services (Functional and Integration) with the help of soapUI and Groovy.

Report AutoSuite framework creates test data for reports by contacting various applications with the help of web services and validates the content of various reports generated in the back office application.

QA Service Offerings on Gaming domain

Sierra Atlantic offers to its clients End to End testing services on various areas like Games, Game Management / Back office Systems, Middle ware and product integrations.

• Strategic planning - Functional Study, gap analysis, Test planning, Test environment setup
• Define Test Processes and methodologies
Understand the current test processes, methodologies and suggest the best test practices that support various types of development models.
• End to End testing
• Test Automation and Framework development
• With our extensive knowledge on wide range of test automation tools and frameworks, we do thorough study on the AUT to understand the feasibility of test automation. Also, suggest the most optimistic test framework, along with the automation tool and strategy in order to achieve faster time to market and maximum ROI.
• QA Support and sustenance
• Conduct root cause analysis for the production issues and provide 24/7 testing support.