Editing Video game development (section)

==== Tester ====
{{further|Game testing}}
The [[quality assurance]] is carried out by game testers. A game tester analyzes [[video game]]s to document [[Software bug|software defect]]s as part of a [[quality control]]. Testing is a highly technical field requiring [[computing]] expertise and analytic competence.{{sfn|Bates|2004|p=176}}{{sfn|Moore|Novak|2010|p=95}}

The testers ensure that the game falls within the proposed design: it both works and is entertaining.{{sfn|Bates|2004|p=177}} This involves testing of all features, compatibility, [[Game localization|localization]], etc. Although necessary throughout the whole development process, testing is expensive and is often actively utilized only towards the completion of the project.