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Pixels to Players
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SN
co-founder
3
Preferred learners
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
Categories
Computer science & IT UX design Website development Software development
Skills
playtesting pull/merge requests audio transcription user experience (ux) design restful api design elements and principles game testing firebase hypertext markup language (html)
Project scope
What is the main goal for this project?

We are looking for a developer who will work with Pixels to Players to create a platform to collect player information during game testing. Our goal is to establish a centralized and scalable playtesting program for development teams to do by remote. This includes video recording and audio transcription, form submissions, scoring assessments and data-base management.

This is a continuation of an Alpha version created earlier this year.

A technical document is available with additional information including links: to access the source code, to access the database and RESTful API documentation.

Candidates should be familiar with Vue, Javascript, HTML and Firebase. Repository is Github.

What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?

The successful candidate will:

  • prototype workflow in Figma using UI style features, proper workflow and UX design principles (candidates will be given access to Figma Team Project)
  • author customer User Story that addresses game developer testing needs to record a gameplay session (templates provided) // User Stories written and submitted via Google Docs or Word
  • write and upload source code for a Recorded Gameplay Test, to the GitHub repository under an MIT License
  • follow developer workflow as outlined in our Project Readme (eg. QA branching, Push/Pull Requests)



How will you support learners in completing the project?

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project.

We will support interns:

  • with weekly check ins and meaningful communication
  • by providing resources for product onboarding and knowledge building
  • mentorship and access to industry experts for consultation
  • co-created tasks that align with personal strengths
About the company

Pixels to Players is a user research tool for game developers. Based in Toronto, Canada.