That title is a quote! Don't hate me...

Now then - normal service resumes this week, as I'm finally over that horrible cold (the audio version of last week's episode has been added for anyone who needs it - sorry for the delay!). This week I'm talking about how things can get easily lost in translation, both at work and in general, following a particulalry akward encounter with a member of staff at the hotel I was staying at last week.

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

Apologies for the delay in getting this one live!

I've been bedridden for the past few days after an intense week, so there's no recorded version (yet) of this week's newsletter - I've also thrown the 500 word rule out the window for this one, but you'll see why. The spicy topic this week is about having a very "problem solving" oriented brain, while the actual topic is (mostly) about close collaboration between game quality and player research.

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #manflu #uxr

Happy Monday everoyone!

This week I'm talking about some confusing posts I've seen online recently and how my logic-driven brain struggles to process what seems like some pretty illogical arguments. I also talk (and at one point sing) about irony a lot too. The main topic this week is then about the benefits of forming a strong working relationship with game production!

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #edi #production

Good Monday everyone!

So last week I was feeling a little overwhelmed and ended up having an anxiety attack. Since the point of QAuDHD is to provide my lived experience, I thought I'd share a little bit about what that's like, and follow it up with a quick chat about what can happen when bugs slip through the net and find their way into launched games (something that gives me anxiety by itself).

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #anxiety

It's QAuDHD Day (aka Monday),

I've calmed down a bit this week - which is ironic, because the topics are about overwork and having a busy brain. I even do a (terrible) Bane impression. What more could you want from your weekly dose of spicy-brained videogames/QA chat?

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #management #opa #spinningplates #overwork

Good Monday one and all!

This episode is... a bit of a rant. It's not aimed at anyone in particular, and I didn't realise until I'd chosen the topic just how much I felt I needed to get off my chest. Hopefully it's still useful and interesting information, but at the very least, I feel better now!

As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #routine #rant #inclusion #bullying

P.S This is the last day you can regiester for the Sprint course I'm running for IntoGames in October!

https://www.intogames.courses/course/qa-testing-david-jenkins-oct

And we're back to the Monday routine!

Which is appropriate, because this week's QAuDHD is all about routines and consistency, both in terms of the calming effect they can have on my autistic brain (countered by the boredome felt by my ADHD brain) and their importance when it comes to game quality efforts.

I hope you enjoy this week's issue and, as always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #routine #consistency #trust

P.S I am continuing to plug the Sprint course I'm running for IntoGames in October: https://www.intogames.courses/course/qa-testing-david-jenkins-oct

Happy Tuesday everyone! Sorry for the delay (I was ill)...

This week's QAuDHD is all about planning, because as Jim always says, it's better to be pre-pre-pre-prepared! I'll be talking about my tendency to plan even mundane interactions ahead of time like I'm writing dialogue trees in an RPG, and the importance of conducting risk analysis as part of your test planning efforts.

I hope you enjoy this week's issue and, as always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #risk

P.S I am continuing to plug the Sprint course I'm running for IntoGames in October: https://www.intogames.courses/course/qa-testing-david-jenkins-oct

Happy Monday everyone!

This week's QAuDHD includes a belated celebration of my own birthday (that's how bad I am at remembering these things), a few thoughts on the importance of finding your "tribe" and a long list of ways in which your game quality teams are probably adding value that you hadn't even realised!

I hope you enjoy this week's issue and, as always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

P.S I am continuing to plug the Sprint course I'm running for IntoGames in October: https://www.intogames.courses/course/qa-testing-david-jenkins-oct⁠

Good Monday everyone!

In this week's QAuDHD I'll be talking about the importance of downing tools taking some time for yourself (and why that's a concept that many of us spicy-brained folk struggle with), and also explaining (because apparently it's still something some people don't understand) why "cruch" is bad!

I hope you enjoy this week's issue and, as always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. Thank you for reading/listening! ❤️

#videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #crunch

P.S I am continuing to plug the Sprint course I'm running for IntoGames in October: https://www.intogames.courses/course/qa-testing-david-jenkins-oct⁠

Trigger Warning: Reference to fictional violence/death (in a videogame)