Gamification: Manual QA

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Parent PRD

#41

What to build

Manual QA pass for the full gamification feature. Human verification of behavior that automated tests can't fully cover, plus the cross-cutting requirements (privacy, curve feel).

Manual QA plan

XP & Levels

• Completing a lesson increases XP by 10 (visible in sidebar)
• Re-opening/re-completing the same lesson does NOT add XP
• Passing a quiz for the first time adds 5 XP; failing adds none
• Retaking an already-passed quiz adds no XP
• New student starts at Level 1 with 0 XP
• Reaching 80 XP advances to Level 2; the level matches round(80 * N^1.3) breakpoints
• Sidebar progress bar fills proportionally toward the next level and updates after earning XP
• Early levels feel achievable, later levels progressively harder (curve sanity — user story 17)

Streaks

• Completing a lesson today sets/extends the current streak
• Completing multiple lessons in one UTC day counts as a single streak day
• Missing a full UTC day resets the current streak to 0
• Longest streak persists and reflects the best run
• Streak section is visible in the sidebar even at 0 days

Dashboard & Toasts

• Dashboard summary card shows XP, level, progress, current + longest streak on login
• Completing the last lesson in a module shows a toast with the total module XP
• Completing a non-final lesson shows no module toast

Privacy (user story 16)

• XP, level, and streak data are only visible to the owning student (not exposed for other students)

Non-awarding actions (PRD "What Does NOT Award XP")

• Logging in, watching video without completing, commenting, bookmarking, rating, and enrolling award no XP

Acceptance criteria

• All checklist items above are manually verified and any defects filed as follow-up issues

Blocked by

• Blocked by Gamification: XP foundation — earn XP on lesson completion + level in sidebar #77
• Blocked by Gamification: Quiz XP — 5 XP on first quiz pass #78
• Blocked by Gamification: Level progress bar in sidebar #79
• Blocked by Gamification: Streaks — record activity + current/longest in sidebar #80
• Blocked by Gamification: Dashboard summary card + module-completion toast #81

User stories addressed

• User story 16
• Verification of all user stories (1-17)