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From: mkinyon@peabody.iusb.indiana.edu (Michael Kinyon)
Subject: The Importance of Testing
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Keywords: competition, egotism, playtesting
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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 18:18:23 GMT
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Warning: gratuitous display of egotism ahead!  Not for the faint of heart.

By now, you have all seen the results of the competition.  Let's see if the 
top placed entries have anything in common.  (I assume the following falls
under fair use.)

TADS
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From 1st place winner Uncle Zebulon's Will:

Thanks to play testers Michael Kinyon and Sean Molley for many valuable
sugestions and invaluable bug reports.
  ^^ [added after testing, of course]
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From 2nd place winner Toonesia:

Thanks to my beta-testers Lauren Sager, Mike Sager, and Michael Kinyon, and to
Whizzard for some last-minute lifesaving.
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Inform
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From 1st place winner A Change In The Weather:

Beta-testing and other helpful comments: Chad Anderson, Richard Barnett, Laurel
Halbany, Galen Hazelwood, Walker Andrew John, Michael Kinyon, Gareth Rees,
Markku Yli-Pentila.
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From 2nd place winner The Mind Electric:

Special thanks go to Richard Barnett, Jim Newland, and Gareth Rees for
programming help, as well as Michael Kinyon, Bernd Schmidt, and Aileen Dyer for
playtesting. Also, thanks to Catherine Mori and Earl Dille for help with the
Latin text.
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From 3rd place winner Magic Toyshop:

Thanks to Michael Kinyon for finding bugs and offering suggestions.
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Fame at last.

-- 
Michael Kinyon                  | email: mkinyon@peabody.iusb.edu
Dept of Mathematics & Comp. Sci.| http://sun1.iusb.edu/faculty/mkinyon/
Indiana University South Bend   | phone: (219)-237-4240
South Bend, IN 46634 USA        | fax:   (219)-237-4538
