Testing and Debugging

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Topic Assignments

Play your game and make a list of the "bugs" in it. Share your game with your classmates and challenge them to find "bugs" in your game too.

Read this tutorial on how to debug your game using tools such as the output window.

The Output window will show results of a "trace" statements in your ActionScript code.

The "trace" statement is used to record programming notes or to display messages in the Output window while testing a movie. It can help you find the location of your "bugs". For example, this "trace" statement will write a message ("You hit the wall") in the Output window when there is a collision with hit the wall object.

if(hitTest(_root.wall) == true){
		trace=("You hit the wall")		
	}

Read this tutorial on how to debug your ActionScript 2.0

Learn about Compiler Errors. If you have any issues with your ActionScript while it is running, the errors will be shown in the Compiler errors window. Here you can double-click on the error, and it will take you to the line of ActionScript that needs attention. Before you edit the code, make sure you close the running game first.

Update the Wiki

Upload the assets (.SWF and .FLA) you created to your Team page if you are working on a Team game, or to your "My Projects" page if you are working alone.