Real-Life Communication -- Solution
You are a video game tester looking over the rulebook
to make sure that it reads clearly. These are the answers you find to your
questions:
1. What is the object of the game?
You're
trying to get back to your home, your wife and your son.
2. Why
has your homecoming been delayed?
Your homecoming has been delayed
because you have angered the god Poseidon.
3. How many times can
you be wounded?
You can be wounded twice during the game without
being killed.
4. Which god is your protector?
Athena
is your protector.
"When we used to do console development we did that
(had testers review the instruction booklets)," says quality assurance manager
Nathan Pinard. "[This is often done] if you have the booklets for a Wii game
or an Xbox game. It depends on the company."
Pinard's company, Ludia,
is now focused on mobile games. Rather than booklets there are electronic
tutorials for the games. Game companies such as Ludia will often have testers
review tutorials to make sure they're clear.
"The tutorials could
be something that would be verified in that sense, to make sure that the players
will be able to play and understand the game, for sure," says Pinard.