Index_S

S

scale matters, automation testing, 329

SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America), 142

schedule estimation

art production planning, 93, 415 ‚ 416

concept documents, 89 ‚ 90

technical design documents, 418 ‚ 419

test plan documents, 424

schedules, as pressure cause, 5 ‚ 7

scientific method, ad hoc testing, 295 ‚ 296

scope

of test, pre-production test phase, 130 ‚ 132

walkthroughs, 108

scoring section, game design documents, 406 ‚ 407

security plan section, technical design documents, 421

setting section, concept documents, 87

showstoppers, gold testing, 148

sigma level measurements, software quality, 115 ‚ 116

SimCity 3000, 71

Simpsons, 71

single player testing, expansion plans, 132

Six Sigma measurements, software quality, 115 ‚ 116

skeleton frames , animator responsibilities, 72 ‚ 73

slash (/), 211

SmartDraw tool examples, test flow diagrams, 216 ‚ 218

smoke testing, 161

software quality

appraisal activity, 106 ‚ 107

coding standards, 113 ‚ 114

inspections, 110 ‚ 112

measurements, 114 ‚ 119

phase containment measurements, 116 ‚ 119

quality factors, 105 ‚ 106

quality planning control charts , 124

corrective action, 122

feedback and reports , 121 ‚ 122

Pareto Charts, 123, 125

problem reporting, 122

process standards, 120

product standards, 120

QA personnel, 120

reviews and audits , 120 ‚ 121

risk management, 126

SQAP (Software Quality Assurance Plan), 119

statistical methods , 123

supplier control, 126

tools, techniques, and methods, 122 ‚ 125

training techniques, 125 ‚ 126

reviews

checklist-based, 109

reviewer responsibilities, 109

walkthroughs, 107 ‚ 109

sigma level measurements, 115 ‚ 116

template use, 123

user interface standards, 112 ‚ 113

Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP), 119

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), 142

sound effects, documentation defects, 53

sound teams , responsibilities of

music directors/ producers , 77

sound engineers , 75 ‚ 77

spacing standards, 112

SPC for Excel Web site, 125

speakers , configuration defect triggers, 309

Sperry, Roger W., 288

Spider-Man, 68

Spider-Man 2, 331

Spinal Tap, 116

splash screens, timing defects, 46

sport games

algorithm defects, 50

art director responsibilities, 68 ‚ 70

assignment defects, 43

sound engineer responsibilities in, 75

SQAP (Software Quality Assurance Plan), 119

standards, quality

coding standards, 113 ‚ 114

process standards, 120

product standards, 120

user interface standards, 112 ‚ 113

Star Chart, tester performance, 177 ‚ 179

Star Trek Elite Force II, 313

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, 20, 52, 68, 71

StarCraft, 293

Startup defect triggers, 311

states, test flow diagrams, 213

statistical methods, quality factors, 123

status types, DevTrack tool, 35

story section

concept documents, 88

game design documents, 401 ‚ 402

storyboarding, walkthroughs, 108

strategy games

algorithm defects, 52

assignment defects, 44

sound engineer responsibilities in, 76

Stress defect triggers, 312

string constants, documentation defects, 54

subject matter testing, 300 ‚ 301

summaries

concept documents, 90 ‚ 91

expansion plans, 132

game design documents, 411

supplier control, quality, 126

symbols, standards, 112