Many Indie devs, especially beginners, underestimate the real value of playtesting. In this video I explain how our intuition can fail us and how playtesting can help you you make a better game in less time. 🗓️BOOK A TIME SLOT WITH ME🗓️ Email me at gdr@caseyweeks.com for now while I set up a website. 🗞️NEWSLETTER SIGNUP🗞️ https://aesth.substack.com/ 🔖CHAPTERS🔖 00:00 - Hi 00:41 - Purpose of Video 02:07 - Part 1: Everybody's Doin' It 05:44 - Part 2: How to Trust Yourself 08:36 - Part 3: Speed & Clarity 13:44 - Ethnographic Interview Methodology 15:21 - Part 4: No Buts. No Excuses. 20:45 - Summary 21:34 - Boz's Game Design Review I have sad news: During the making of this video, Daniel Kahneman unfortunately passed away 😔 📔SOURCES & RE-SOURCES📔 The Science of Playtesting https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-science-of-playtesting/1100-6323661/ Too Much Playtesting? 5 Games in the Top 50 Say "No" https://gdcvault.com/play/1034414/Too-Much-Playtesting-5-Games RICHARD LEMARCHAND – PLAYTESTING AND A PLAYFUL PRODUCTION PROCESS https://gamesuserresearch.com/richard-lemarchand-playtesting-and-a-playful-production-process/ The Secret Science of Games https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75667206-the-secret-science-of-games Daniel Kahneman https://www.ubs.com/microsites/nobel-perspectives/en/laureates/daniel-kahneman.html Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow Cognitive Biases https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_cognitive_biases Adriaan de Jongh Playtesting: Avoiding Evil Data https://youtu.be/6EUeYu0aPn4?si=N-Iw_EIRbjiN__hy&t=0s https://adriaan.games/ 📃CREDITS📃 Music until 5:41 by Boz: https://soundcloud.com/bozfloat All other music by: https://www.bensound.com Game Footage All game footage is from official trailers for the games themselves, except for: * Cool Noita Wands - Part 1 - https://youtu.be/sdmmf6QFYX8?si=BO_LEo7gm30uRZ7d * Darkest Dungeon - Sheepdog Short Play Part 1 - https://youtu.be/xH2XcrhFCas?si=vJax6-Mc6VHCElQ0 * Rocket League - Supercut Montage | Memories by Az - https://youtu.be/o-S6QkRyEZ8?si=k6I2X9T_IW1xhwwk * Slay the Spire - Gameplay (PC UHD) - https://youtu.be/mh0wjqSGlXs?si=tGPJeTFNcyqVBrxV * Half-Life Alyx - 20 Minutes Of VR Gameplay | Kotaku - https://youtu.be/TKfnQfT9giU?si=uuV08Al29jy4vAOr * Longplay of Left 4 Dead 2 - The Sacrifice (DLC) - https://youtu.be/dWbEgzd7LS4?si=JaXkHjBp_kVhFnZc * PORTAL 2 - Full Game Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/A0K5EXfgJnk?si=TNYCm382FyUbh1m7 * Team Fortress 2 (2021) - Gameplay (PC UHD) [4K60FPS] - https://youtu.be/6CCZEGUdnmU?si=xgii2c_GGvBvAi9S * Team Fortress 2 Spy Gameplay - https://youtu.be/Tmtv36m1tRs?si=nZVfAFPbgi9rdLXR * Destiny 2 - FULL Gameplay Reveal Trailer 2017 - https://youtu.be/QeCsm63BBvc?si=vJizbbGN3Ua8IIBW