Video Game QA Project

[thehardac]

Hey everyone. I wasn't sure where exactly to post this, so I thought I'd start out in the OT section.

I am a former QA Lead from Activision, on the publishing side. I eventually left for greener pastures and am doing all right. I am currently working on a little side project, about life in Activision QA. I was with the company from 2001-2010, having spent the first 2 years or so as a QA tester and the remainder of my time as a QA Lead.

A part of this project is a Q&A section and I was hoping the EvAv community can help out with some questions. The more questions, the merrier.

Any questions related to QA at Activision, QA in general, QA life, the people, or whatever you think I might have answers to, feel free to ask. Once the project is finished I will update all with a link to the project so that you can check it out or just go straight to the Q&A and check out the info.

You can go ahead and post questions in the thread. I'm setting up a separate project related email account that could be used in the future, but for now, we'll start off just using the thread to sound off questions.

Hopefully this is cool to post, if not, let me know what would be the best way to approach this or if its even cool.

Thanks! :D

[Agnostic Pope]

How did it feel being labeled as one of the bad guys JUST as you guys were starting to gain momentum? I myself happen to be very bias of you guys for things regarding certain games dlc's being taken down, ect ect but in reality I see how you guys had nothing to do with the decision of the guys upstairs.

[Anenome]

I hear QA testing is taxing on the soul; how many QA people become alcoholics just to cope? >_> I had a friend who QA'd for EA for a year who became a raging alcoholic and blames it on QA testing the Mary Kate & Ashley GBA game for 6 month, each day, every day :P

[Agnostic Pope]

I don't think he is ever coming back. :P