Rare, Jetpac, And The "Clean Room" Test

Next-Gen talks to Rare's Rick Burton about the process of converting classic games like Jetpac Refuelled into something today's consumers will purchase. I found this bit about the testing process at Rare, called "clean room testing," most interesting:

In this process, senior management is kept away from an ongoing project until a designated stage in development. When management allows itself to view the game, it offers the developers of the game a fresh eye and more frank criticism. The project is then whisked away in a sense from senior Rare people until the next stage in development when they do another “clean room” test.

Doesn't this sound like something everyone should do? Pretty close to what Miyamoto does with EAD's games, although probably with more violence and laser beams from the eyes, in his case.

Rare on Refuelling Classic Games [Next-Gen]