Software Developer - Game Playtesting Service

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.

Website Development // WordPress

Our company is nearing a public software release. We would like to create an effective website to begin the customer journey. We would like to work with students to develop a new website that is easy to maintain while providing an appealing interface for users. This can be achieved through the common site building tool, WordPress. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Completing a competitive analysis to see how we can differentiate ourselves Conducting a needs analysis to determine user preferences. Building a website, with our assistance in providing the content. SEO optimization. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Testing prototypes with customers and refining ideas with feedback.

Video Game QA - Virtual Internship: Computer Science

Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 1-3 computer science students or teams. Simulence is a marketing and PR group for indie video games, based in Toronto, Canada. We are 3 founders with decades of experience in publishing, marketing, and product management, to make games visible and break through the noise. We are looking for a team who will work with the leadership team and game developers to create a platform to collect player information during game testing. This includes video recording and audio transcription, form submissions, scoring assessments and data-base management. The candidate will use their understanding of programming languages and tools to analyze industry standards and trends in player testing. We have weekly meetings for progress updates and stay in touch using communication channels such as Slack and Discord. The primary focus for the student will be: Application Development - Selecting the best technologies for creating a fully-functioning application to be used as a MVP Software Evaluation (player testing for game QA) - Conducting a needs analysis; researching available options; evaluating the options within the context of our organization's projected needs. Website Development - complete a fully functioning website/portal for the use of the QA MVP. Open Source Software Management - Researching potential open source tools for our organization’s use; contributing to open source projects through bug fixing or feature implementation. Our goal at the end of this experience is: Web Application Development - For the student(s) to create a fully functioning application to be used as a MVP and product testing Other duties the student may complete could include : (indicate other duties as exemplified below) game testing projects in progress Software research and evaluation Assisting with other process improvement projects We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: email, Discord and Slack Student's primary contact : Sam Nulf (co-founder) Secondary contact: Hailey Rowe (co-founder)

Social Media & Web Management for Game Research

We would like students to help us with creating and sharing content that is aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. Simulence is Infrastructure as a Service for game developers to manage their user research process. We have consolidated the tools for planning, executing and analyzing playability data for an easy to use, cost effective research program. We are looking for someone to continue our community building and engagement through social media. Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization that we can use as "go-to" marketing tools. If you like the sound of working in the games industry, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you. We expect the student(s) will: Write and post content on co-created topics Assist with a social media to promote, educate and engage with our community of game developers Evaluate recent successful user-generated campaigns and ensure we are meeting our customer acquisition targets Evaluate channels that are most beneficial to share our story Determine appropriate iterations of our website to ensure engagement A student or team with excellent writing and brand creation skills would be the ideal candidate for this project.