ISHIR has emerged to be a trusted partner for gaming industry

ISHIR helps extend capacity of your in-house Quality Assurance teams by providing dedicated testing teams. We have a network of game testers across the world. We partner with game design studios of all sizes to ensure their product is releases are of high quality.

ISHIR offers a wide range of independent quality assurance and testing services for entertainment applications:

• Game play testing
• Multi-platform capability
• Online and network testing
• Beta team management
• Compatibility testing
• Console certification testing
• Usability testing
• Localization testing
• Design consulting
• Defects database management

Game play testing

• Functionality
• Rule adherence
• Artificial intelligence
• Single player (online and offline)
• Multi-player (online and offline)
• Including MMO

Multi-platform capability

• PC
• Macintosh
• NTSC and PAL
  • Nintendo
  • Sony
  • Microsoft
• Handheld devices
• Wireless devices

Online and network testing

• Multiple modalities
  • T1
  • DSL
  • Dial-up
• Packet examination and prioritization
• Timing
• Wireless and wired environment
• Security

Beta team management

• Recruiting
• Pre-screening
• Authorizing
• Tracking (personal data, hardware data)
• Communication
• Forum and bug database
• Professional verification and formal bug write-ups
• Troubleshooting
• Gather feedback
• Reporting

Compatibility testing

• Customized modular systems
• Scalable number of combinations
• Software compatibility
• Operating Systems
• Browsers
• DirectX
• Drivers
• Third Party Software (Media Player, WinDVD, Flash, etc.)
• Hardware compatibility
  • Video Cards
  • Sound Cards
  • Processors
  • RAM
  • Motherboards
  • DVD and CD ROMS

Console certification testing

• Compliance - NTSC/PAL
• Microsoft – TCR
• Sony – TRC
• Nintendo – Lot Check
• Handhelds
• Peripherals

Usability testing

• User viewpoint testing  
• User documentation testing

Localization testing

• Text translation
• Text verification
• Voice translation
• Voice verification
• Local naming conventions
• User documentation checking

Design consulting

• Game play balancing recommendations
• User interface recommendations

Defects database management

• Online bug reporting templates
• Priority bug/issue reporting
• Use of in-house and/or client’s bug tracking systems