Back to collectionPlanning the Public Test Beyond the Slice
Background: Over the weekend, the studio is absorbing the result of the vertical slice’s first complete run while beginning to put goals for the next stage into writing beyond the year-end push. Today: BTC recovered to 57,000, and the designer began writing next year’s public-test plan. Impact and next: The studio’s attention now reaches from the immediate slice acceptance to next year’s player testing, giving the planning effort a place to begin, though the opening arrangement is not settled.
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Background: Over the weekend, the studio is absorbing the result of the vertical slice’s first complete run while beginning to put goals for the next stage into writing beyond the year-end push. The designer needs to answer when and under what conditions a public test could open, so both the team and players know what to prepare for.
Today: BTC recovered to 57,000, and the designer began writing next year’s public-test plan. She first listed the opening cadence and preparation items the team would need to discuss, rather than treating “public test” as just a date. The draft still needs input from other roles.
Impact and next: The studio’s attention now reaches from the immediate slice acceptance to next year’s player testing, giving the planning effort a place to begin, though the opening arrangement is not settled. The designer’s next step is to gather views from development and community teams, then shape them into a version people can discuss.