Playtesting Day! Play Games to Help Developers

Valve CEO Gabe Newell described in-person playtesting as the 'secret-weapon' to the design of their award-winning games such as Portal and Half-Life (Source). Warp Zone Louisville aims to provide that same quality of testing to video game developers in Louisville, and we need your help!

All you have to do is show up at any time during the event and play some games. By observing your behavior, developers can learn a ton about what's working, and what isn't in their game.

We aim to make this event both social, and scientific.

When you first walk in, you'll find a room full of games to play and other players and developers to talk to while you play.

In the next room, you'll find a more quiet and structured environment where testers play games alone at set stations and developers observe from behind glass (Sort of like the 'tests' in the game Portal!)

Some of the games might be incredibly early in development and look rather ugly, while others might be nearing release and looking to sand off remaining rough edges.

No matter what game you are playing, or what room you are in, you are helping shape the future development of these games just by being a part of this event, and playing video games.