{"id":660,"date":"2010-10-25T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/10\/25\/snoutcast-39-playtesting\/"},"modified":"2010-10-25T23:48:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T06:48:00","slug":"snoutcast-39-playtesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/10\/25\/snoutcast-39-playtesting\/","title":{"rendered":"SnoutCast #39: “Playtesting”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In which we address playtesting-related questions raised by Larry<\/a>, creator of 2 Tone Game<\/a>, and refer to playtesting-related insights from Matt<\/a>, co-creator of Ghost Patrol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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[ Download mp3<\/a> – 36 MB ]<\/small><\/p>\n

00:58 – “exciting”<\/i>
01:29 – our inspirations: Puzzled Pint<\/a> preparations, Larry’s “Question for GCs: Observing Playtesters,”<\/a> and Matt’s “Puzzle Authoring and Editing In A Game Control Setting”<\/a>
03:32 – “We probably shouldn’t do podcasts in bed anymore”
04:18 – pondering the properties of pontification
05:20 – how Team Snout<\/a> approaches playtesting
11:19 – playtesting parties and other good things about the San Francisco bay area
14:32 – the hindsight effect: un-hating puzzles in retrospect
20:32 – prototype revision anxiety
25:15 – The Game is bigger than any one person on GC
27:49 – “The needs of the many…”<\/a> (Q.E.D.<\/a>)
28:27 – remote playtesting in Hogwarts Game and DASH 1 & 2
36:18 – the playtesting hierarchy (worst to best): e-mail, phone, in-person
36:53 – Pope hat! Pope hat! (7:42)<\/a>
37:37 – upcoming events:<\/i> Ghost Patrol BANG<\/a>\/SNAP 7<\/a> (10\/31, Bay Area\/Seattle)
39:10 – The End<\/p>\n

Music: instrumentals from “Code Monkey” and “I Crush Everything” by Jonathan Coulton<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"CKL\" \"DeeAnn\"<\/p>\n

P.S. A hearty shout out to Dann Webster<\/a> and Jonathan McCue<\/a>, with whom we spent a lovely evening in Los Angeles earlier this month! DeeAnn and I had a great time chatting with them about puzzle hunts and related topics, while enjoying California ribs<\/a> and frozen yogurt<\/a> (not at the same time).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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