Ankit

Week-5

Question

Due to the success of the Watch an Expert series, I was thinking about possibly setting up a bug battle competition in the future, with the ability for uTesters to watch live. I was envisioning it sort of as an eSport, with anywhere from 2-4 testers competing to see who can find the most valuable bugs in a certain amount of time. Although I think this would be a really exciting event, at the same time I'm struggling with whether software testing naturally lends itself to a tournament format. Does anyone think this would be a good idea? Bad idea? Any suggestions on what the rules/entry requirements/judging criteria would be? Anyone interested in participating (assuming it takes place)?

Suggestion:

I really like this idea, and am just going to write out loud for a moment about what I envisioned upon reading your post. Please note that I don't really watch or follow eSport tournaments, so my thoughts might be slightly ill-informed, unrealistic, or just plain bad.When I looked for more information on uTest's previous contests I found this. Unfortunately, many of the links I wanted to click on that branch from that article result in 404s. Have the previous bug battles on uTest been popular? If so, what aspects of the competition did the testers/audience find most appealing? 

I wonder how team dynamics would factor into generating interest for the tester audience. Since testing is (more or less) a solitary effort, what would motivate me to watch Tag-Team Testing? What's the primary value added reason for watching?