Quick answer: Bug bashes with only engineers miss design and audio issues. Cross-functional bashes (design, audio, art, narrative present) surface different bug classes.

Engineers find engineer bugs. Designers find design bugs. Same game; complementary signals.

Invite each discipline

Engineer, designer, audio lead, artist, writer. 90 minutes; specific focus.

Rotating tester roles

Designer tests audio; audio tester tries narrative. Cross-pollination surfaces blind spots.

Discipline-specific reports

Each discipline's reports tagged. Easier triage; clearer ownership.

Share findings broadly

Each discipline learns from the others' findings. Knowledge spreads.

“Cross-functional bashes find the bugs that fall between functions.”

If you only have engineers in your bash, you'll only find engineer-visible bugs. Invite the team; the signal grows.

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