# Testing and Development in Play Mode

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/testing-and-development-in-play-mode/1008>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 25, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/testing-and-development-in-play-mode/1008 "2021-12-25T01:01:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Heeroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Heeroll](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Heeroll)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/testing-and-development-in-play-mode/1008/1 "2021-12-25T01:01:47Z")

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Would like some pointers and tips (especially tutorial) on how to create mock up scenes and debug/simulate in Play Mode.

Most immediate need: how do I create mock up scene and test images that appear in Play Mode to test image detection?

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**Author:** ![Moranda\_Nalls1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Moranda\_Nalls1](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Moranda_Nalls1)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/testing-and-development-in-play-mode/1008/2 "2021-12-28T19:04:51Z")

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Hi Heeroll, thanks for your request. In the meantime, check out these tutorials on playing in mock mode: [https://lightship.dev/docs/vs\_mock\_mode.html#autotoc\_md419](https://lightship.dev/docs/vs_mock_mode.html#autotoc_md419), basic occlusions tutorials: [https://lightship.dev/docs/basic\_occlusions\_tutorial.html#autotoc\_md85](https://lightship.dev/docs/basic_occlusions_tutorial.html#autotoc_md85), and image detection tutorial: [https://lightship.dev/docs/detecting\_images.html](https://lightship.dev/docs/detecting_images.html). I hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/testing-and-development-in-play-mode/1008/3 "2026-03-05T23:48:01Z")

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Closed on March 5, 2026, 11:48pm UTC

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