Screen Testing

Ep 1: Deepwater Horizon


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Join the Screen Testers' first full-length episode, as we discuss the Berg/Wahlberg movie which inspired the podcast. It's a disaster film with a uniquely testing twist, as we analyse the events that led up to the catastrophe. We investigate the culture of miscommunication, debate how we know when testing is completed, the importance of quality in a safety-critical environment, and how false positives/negatives can blight automation.

Along the way, we'll debate foreshadowing, alarm clock precision, jump-scares, and whether Kriss Akabusi holds the key to surviving a catastrophe.

For a wordier version of this episode, check out Neil's companion blog post - Screen Testing preview: Deepwater Horizon

Further reading/viewing:

  • YouTube: Deepwater Horizon trailer
  • Amazon: Mark Kermode - The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex
  • YouTube: Red Dwarf - Blue Alert
  • YouTube: The jump scare from Alien (SPOILERS!)
  • YouTube: The Simpsons - "Nothing could possibly go wrong"
  • Atlassian: The Iron Triangle of Planning (Project Management Triangle)
  • Image: The Software Quality Iceberg (Code Complete, Steve McConnell)
  • YouTube: Kriss Akabusi advert for Waterwise

Next time, we'll be tackling the SPEED 3 episode of Father Ted - see you in a fortnight!

Twitters: @ScreenTesting @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd

Intro music: Steve Jablonksy - Hope Is Not A Tactic Outro music: Gary Clark Jr. - Take Me Down

 

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Screen TestingBy Neil Studd and Dan Billing