tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374017.post114091504681770447..comments2023-12-22T08:02:00.933-08:00Comments on Rom's Rants: [Testing] A Group of your Peers...Michael Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404101180817070293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374017.post-1140922383168947132006-02-25T18:53:00.000-08:002006-02-25T18:53:00.000-08:00To be honest, the only difference that I saw is th...To be honest, the only difference that I saw is that the community was created by a tester.<BR/><BR/>I got an E-mail from a reader saying, "Check it out," I did, liked what I saw, and plugged it.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check out these others as well.Michael Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404101180817070293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374017.post-1140919060404000872006-02-25T17:57:00.000-08:002006-02-25T17:57:00.000-08:00In case you're not aware, Michael, the Internation...In case you're not aware, Michael, the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) provides a Quality Assurance Special Interest Group (SIG) for industry QA professionals too.<BR/><BR/>Website:<BR/>www.igda.org/qa/<BR/><BR/>Forums:<BR/>www.igda.org/forums/<BR/><BR/>How exactly does Playthrough.net differentiate itself from established interactive entertainment communities such as the IGDA and ELSPA, and software quality resources such as StickyMinds.com and QAForums.com?<BR/><BR/>There are also sites such as XXGamers.com and ColdMilk.org that focus on the same subject. I don't see Playthrough.net taking off without some sort of unique advantage. A magazine-like constant barrage of testing knowledge from industry insiders might work though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374017.post-1140917039489897762006-02-25T17:23:00.000-08:002006-02-25T17:23:00.000-08:00True, it's not the most accurate name, but most pe...True, it's not the most accurate name, but most people outside of quality assurance think that is all that we do.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, by searching for their misinformed opinion, they can be enlightened.Michael Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404101180817070293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374017.post-1140916740918598752006-02-25T17:19:00.000-08:002006-02-25T17:19:00.000-08:00I've been contemplating a design for such a commun...I've been contemplating a design for such a community; however, I was still thinking of a good marketable domain name... I don't think "play through" communicates the appropriate message. After all, we do much more than playtesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com