QAuDHD Weekly

In our last issue of 2025 (I'm giving myself next week off - so kind of me) I discuss why "taking the Mick" can cause issues for those of us who prefer to be more direct, and I cover some general testing tips when looking at how games offer players Feedback.

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This week I'm apologising for failing to have fun like a normal person and helping QA teams to better test in-built Constraints within their games.

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In this week's issue we're talking about why we ask why, why that seems to annoy some people and how we can get the same information without causing upset. We also look at some suggestions for how to test your games for their levels of Comfort.

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This week I'm talking about the importance of authentic representation in games (and in other areas of our society) before discussing a few key things to look out for when testing for Equitable design in games.

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Yes I'm banging the Accessibility drum again this week, both in our Neurospicy topic of the week and our main topic, as we cover the importance of Flexibility in design.

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We return to our regulalry schedueld programming this week with a flashback to playing tennis as a kid which caused some upset, and a look at how to assess games for their Ease.

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This week's episode is a special one, because being ill (again) brought to light the realities of just how hard it is to parent on your own and that in turn finally gave me some inspiration on how to support a great campaign that's running right now via The Dad Shift and Pregnant Then Screwed.

It can be difficult to own up to your mistakes, especially in a workplace and especially in an industry still suffering from so many layoffs. But it's essential for learning and growth, developing (and re-establishing) trust, and so-on.

Handling mistakes is also essential in game design, since failure is often an expected part of the experience, which is why we're covering Tolerance this week.

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Having gotten over whatever man-flu had me down for the count last week, we're back!

This week we're talking, perhaps unsurprisingly, about how I handle being off sick (spoiler alert: not well) and about Consistency in game design.

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This week we're discussing the complex nature of "truth", especially when it comes to being honest about ourselves. Following that, we go through how to test our next UX Design Principle: Perceptibility.

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