alt Hacker NewsIt's effectively the same, except people volunteer or are paid to play test.
This whole industry really needs a lesson on consent.
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jelder • last Wednesday at 1:28 PM
Indie games don’t have a budget for playtesting, but they can probably swing a GA account.
BloodyIron • last Tuesday at 4:00 PM
There are games that let you opt-out, hell even ones that ask you when you first open the game. There are bad apples, but there are plenty of good ones too.
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So long as personal information is not collected, consent is not morally necessary.
If I collect information on how often a coin-op Street Fighter II game is played in an arcade, while collecting no personal information, consent is not needed.