How to playtest a video game: fix what's too hard

What your kid learns

• Game studios play a game again and again before it comes out. That's playtesting.
• Watching someone else play shows where a level is unfair.
• Your kid beats every level before the game can launch, so they know it's fair.

The steps

1. 1

   Your kid plays every level: find the door, grab the key, and get past EyeO.

2. 2

   If a level is too hard or too easy, they tell the game, and it changes.

3. 3

   They watch someone else play, maybe you, and fix the spot where that player gets stuck.

Transcript

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   Before a game comes out, real studios play it again, and again. That's called playtesting.

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   Step one. Play every level. Find the door, grab the key, and get past EyeO.

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   Step two. Too hard? Too easy? Tell the game, and it changes.

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   Step three. Watch someone else play. Where do they get stuck? That's what you fix.

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   Beat every level yourself before you launch. Then you know it's fair.