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Last updated on Feb 19, 2025
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You're juggling multiple game projects. How can you strike a balance between quality and speed?

In the gaming industry, managing multiple projects requires a delicate balance between swift progress and maintaining high standards. To hit that sweet spot:

- Prioritize tasks based on impact. Focus on core gameplay elements that significantly affect user experience.

- Implement agile methodologies. Break down projects into smaller, manageable sprints to track progress and adapt quickly.

- Utilize automated testing tools. They can speed up quality assurance without compromising on thoroughness.

How do you maintain quality while keeping up the pace in your development projects?

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You're juggling multiple game projects. How can you strike a balance between quality and speed?

In the gaming industry, managing multiple projects requires a delicate balance between swift progress and maintaining high standards. To hit that sweet spot:

- Prioritize tasks based on impact. Focus on core gameplay elements that significantly affect user experience.

- Implement agile methodologies. Break down projects into smaller, manageable sprints to track progress and adapt quickly.

- Utilize automated testing tools. They can speed up quality assurance without compromising on thoroughness.

How do you maintain quality while keeping up the pace in your development projects?

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    Brian Benitez

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    Gamers don’t care about your production timeline. They care about how it feels to play. A game that’s late but polished? Forgivable. --> Identify what must be perfect. Every game has a core experience—whether it’s movement, combat, or AI behavior. If that’s bad, the whole game feels bad. --> Cut the fluff. A bloated game with unfinished mechanics is worse than a lean one with polished features. Define the “must-haves” versus the “nice-to-haves” early. --> Automate testing aggressively. Playtesting is where quality meets reality. Games are judged by their final form, not their production schedule. Delay if you must—but never compromise on what makes the experience fun.

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    Frederik C. Hammes 🔜gamescom 🔜🔜 XDS Vancouver

    Studio Partner at rcp ⚔️ / Believes products and company should reflect each other 📦= 🏢 / High EQ teams ❤️ ftw / Worked complete value chain of SaaS/Gaming 🔨 / AI enthusiast ✨ / journalist in earlier life✍️

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    To balance quality and speed across multiple game design projects, prioritize based on deadlines and resources, and break projects into smaller milestones. Implement an Agile workflow to ensure flexibility and regular feedback. Focus on core features and avoid feature creep. Prototype early to test gameplay, and incorporate ongoing QA to catch issues early. Delegate tasks to trusted team members, and communicate clearly to stay on track. Know when to compromise on non-essential features to maintain focus on the player experience while meeting deadlines.

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    Mishka De Caro

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    It depends on what we call speed. I'd say it's important to know the full scope of the project. Who is involved and the importance/priority of the project for the workers. I'm assuming it's only one studio working on several projects, so I'd allocate priorities to the projects, cenar milestones and desired dates for releases, I don't think any studio would like to launch two or more games at the same time. So one of the games should take head and assure quality then, for the rest prototyping and guaranty functionality to work on quality slowly as the milestones come through for the priorized project.

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    Carolina Tario CEF

    CEO Fundadora Consorcio Somos Uno - Turismo de Negocios - Turismo MICE - Marketing Turístico Miembro del Equipo País de Más Allá del Éxito, John Maxwell EQUIP Miembro de Junta Directiva de FETUR

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    Entre calidad y velocidad podría incluir el mejor beneficio de los recursos financieros. Dentro de los modelos de negocio que clientes míos en esa industria desarrollan, está: Alianzas estratégicas en donde delegan ciertos procesos y la otra es formación de voluntarios que están a cargo de procesos experimentales y que terminan aportando mejoras a lo que se ha producido.

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    Ankit Singh

    Purchase Executive @Shriram Enterprises(HO)| MBA🧑💻 Procurement Expert ► Specialist in risk management and cost reduction • Purchase Order Management, Supplier Relations, Inventory Control.

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    To balance quality and speed when juggling multiple game projects, prioritize tasks effectively, leverage reusable code and assets, set clear milestones with realistic timelines, focus on core features, actively monitor progress, and communicate openly with your team to identify potential bottlenecks and adjust strategies as needed; essentially, optimizing development processes while maintaining a quality-focused mindset.

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