1. Games Programming in Scratch
Testing
Games Programming in Scratch

2. STARTER 1) Open up your game in Scratch
2) Go to LearnCoombeDean -> ICT & Computing -> Year 7 -> Game Design
Save As + Open file called ‘Testing’

3. Learning Objectives Understand the purpose of testing
Understand what makes a specific and measurable test
Carry out testing on the Scratch project
Make corrections where necessary and test again

4. Game so far…
Set up a basic working game with; Main character, Enemy, Objects to collect, Lives, Score, End to game, Menu Screen (blimey, we’ve done lots!)
But! Does it all work?
What can we do to make sure it does??
Testing!

5. What is Testing? Why is it important?
Testing = Finding out how well something works
Does it do everything that it should?
Are there any bugs that need to be fixed?
Testing is important for many reasons…
- Check all the parts work
- To identify and fix any bugs
- Make sure it is suitable for people to use / play

6. What needs testing in your game?
- Do they get taken away when touch enemy?
Lives
Controls
- Do the keyboard controls work well?
Enemy
- Does the enemy move correct? Get faster? Create more of them?
Menu screen
- Does it show and work correctly?
- Does the score go up correctly when you collect items?
Score items
… and lots more other things!

7. Complete ‘Testing’ Today’s Task 1
Decide on 5 tests that you are going to do on your game.
Fill in the table for each of the tests

8. Finishing off your game
Today’s Task 2
Finishing off your game
Now spend the time left finishing off any bits of your game that need doing…
Fixing parts
Finishing parts
Adding extra features
Adding sounds
Adding extra levels
Adding more objects
Adding ‘Win’ or ‘Lose’ screen
etc

9. For each game, try to think of…
Plenary
Game show and tell…
Here are some games produced by this class
(Teacher to demonstrate using class monitor software)
For each game, try to think of…
2 good things about it
1 thing to be improved