Structural map coverage for game map testing

The visual elements of a game play an important role in increasing player satisfaction, and map design in particular serves as an essential evaluation criterion. Developers must implement optimized maps that increase immersion and are free of errors. Recently, as the map sizes of games have increased, the complexity of map design and testing has also increased. In large-scale maps, errors such as crashes or map departures are more likely to occur. These errors can hinder player immersion and reduce satisfaction. Therefore, effective map testing is essential to increasing player satisfaction. In this study, we propose a structural grid coverage technique to analyze the effectiveness of map testing and present effective applications. We experimentally show that we can analyze players’ field of view and movement paths using structural grid coverage. The experimental results show that selecting an appropriate grid size can simultaneously improve error detection and player satisfaction.