Lost Words: Beyond The Page – Review
Of all the artforms out there, videogames have the richest selection of genres and the widest range of appeal. Aside from big blockbusters that have a broader audience, there are …
A Peek Into Indium`s Expertise In Game Analytics
Covid-19 locked people across the globe inside their homes. Many industries have experienced deceleration and slowing down. But if there is one industry that has something to celebrate, it is …
Monetizing Player Data using Game Analytics
Introduction One of the primary objectives of game analytics is to improve revenue. In any analytics dashboard, we can get a considerably massive amount of player’s data. Prioritizing these metrics from the …
Game Analytics across Platforms
One of the concerns about Game Analytics is the analysis across multiple platforms. Different platforms would need different set of metrics. Prioritizing the metrics with respect to the platform is …
The Importance of Game Analytics!
What is Game Analytics? Since games are made with a purpose of serving people with entertainment, it is important to keep in mind that user experience is one of the …
Methods to Improve the Lifetime of a Game
Introduction A recent study reveals that only 15% of the games manage to retain around 35% of their new players after their first day of playing the game, which is …
Why Augmented Reality Gaming Based Application needs Stress Testing
Introduction The rise of high-end mobile devices have increased the growth of developing “Augmented reality based gaming applications”. The content is virtually assimilated in mobile screen displays and it has …
How to make money using ads in Mobile Games
The mobile games industry is dealing with a growing pain as app stores are becoming more and more crowded with new apps and games every week. Costs are rising faster …
Candy Crush – The Puzzle Game Phenomenon
This blog aims to divulge key insights on Candy Crush that includes secret ingredients, success factors and demography insights with interesting facts. Later it unveils the role of Software Testing …
Gamification
Let me start by defining Gamification: Gamification is changing something that already exists by integrating game design elements and principles to motivate participation, engagement and loyalty. Why Gamification? It is …
Remastered Games – Perfection at its best or a gimmick
Introduction Remastered Games is a new trend in the gaming world at present. Classic and retro games that are withered away in time are now emerging again via remastering. Games …
Application Testing Vs Game Testing – Tug of War!!!
What Is Different About Software Testing? Game testing is very different from software testing. Software testing services largely operates on automation scripts. It is more about testing an application. These scripts can also …
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality – Who is in the Game?
The global augmented reality and virtual reality market is anticipated to witness remarkable CAGR of $150 Billion during 2017 – 2025 Advancing technology has given us so much new tech …
Game Testing; Not as Easy as It Sounds!
The Gaming!! industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and it is growing sturdily. The game’s success largely depends on the quality and performance of the game. This is where game testing comes into picture. …
Understanding Gamer’s Psyche
Video games always give phenomenal experience to the gamers who play it. Those who are a part of gaming fraternity will always be proud of it. Most gamers abide to …
Is certification a must for console game testing?
The answer to the question is – YES! The QA team needs to be certified to perform console game testing which is due to – high security requirements by the console manufacturers as …
An Expert View On Gen 9 Console Game Testing
According to Grand Review Research, the popularity of console games in the coming years is expected to be boosted by new and advanced audio-visual devices. The gaming experience will be …
A day in the life of a Game Tester!
To give an idea of what a Game tester’s day looks like, we are talking about a guy who goes by the gamer tag ‘Dalda’ Is game testing a job …
Gaming Trends – Evolution of eSports
The Gaming industry has taken a big step in the past few years with competitive gaming tournaments being held the world over. Electronic sports or eSports refers to organized competitions where pro-gamers …
Who we are? One of the Top Gaming QA Companies in the World
Who we are? One of the top Gaming QA Companies in the world Indium, as a company, has over 4 years of experience in offering gaming QA services for video game industry. …
Game Testing: Partnering for Quality
Reliability, quality assurance at competitive costs make Indium the ideal testing partner for this video games publisher. CLIENT PROFILE A leading global firm based in the US was developing a software …
A peek into Indium’s Game Testing Academy, iGTA
At Indium, we’ve a rapidly growing game testing division. To stay relevant in today’s constantly evolving gaming industry, we decided to operate our own game testing academy to help our people understand …
Pokemon Go wins the race! How? Why not Sony and Microsoft?
On July 6, a Virtual Blizzard hit globally and of course a new sensation that smashed all the mobile gaming download records is none other than Pokemon Go. A word …
Game Testing: The secret sauce to a robust strategy
According to Nielson’s Holistic Gaming Report, nearly half of the population in the developed world are gamers, and gaming takes up about 10 per cent of their leisure time. According …
The Art of Video Games
Once someone realised that real-time input when fed to a visual display could also be used to have fun. It was a shabby black and white screen with a tiny …