Thomas Hulvershorn: I-Play, Oberon Media

Position: Lead Game Tester
Worked on: Women’s Murder Club 4, Bubble Town

Thomas’s lecture focused on the testing side of the game development process. He explained what the tester’s job is, and how they go about testing games. As Q&A is the most common first job of students leaving university, the advice and explanations he gave were very helpful.

He also talked about Facebook games and how they functioned, particularly about how they attract customers and keep them playing. I found this very interesting, as getting customers to buy your game is pretty much the reason for the industry.