Welcome!

...to Quality Assurance by Alexander Burning

I'm Alexander Burning (yes, that's really my last name), a QA student at FutureGames in Boden, Sweden.

On this page you can see some of the work I've been involved with and read about my process.

I'm looking forward to seeing what my future in this industry holds for me.

Work

The Rodent's Tale

This was my first game I ever worked on and during this 3 week game project my role was that of a Scrum Master and QA. For this project the theme was "Running out of space". We went for a more narrative driven game that relies heavily on our self composed music.

You play as a rat that has to make his way off a sinking ship while dodging various dangers and obstacles. We took inspiration from games such as "Little Nightmares" and "Uncharted 3".

Read more and download on itch.io

Summit Sprint

The first mobile game I got to work on and during this 4 week game project I worked as a Scrum Master and QA. The theme we had for this project was "Extreme Sports" where we worked together with the studio Turborilla.

We went with a free climbing game with speedrunning elements to it. The controls are easy to understand but hard to master. The game is only available for Android devices.

Read more and download on itch.io

Process

I believe that QA should be introduced as early as possible into a project to make sure that quality is being maintained from the start.

I do this by doing a lot of embedded testing, regression testing and communicating with my colleagues.

My current bug template:

  1. Summarize the bug in the title e.g. "Camera does not follow the character"
  2. Make sure to label the bug (audio, graphics, gameplay etc.)
  3. Add an in depth description of the bug with the following:
    • Steps to reproduce: Easy to follow step by step reproduction
    • Expected result: This should happen
    • Actual result: This actually happened
    • Severity: Set the correct severity, from “Low”, "Minor", "Major" to “Critical”
    • Probability: How often does this bug occur
    • Game version/build: e.g. Alpha.1.0
    • Additional notes: More text goes in the comments if necessary
  4. Attach video or screenshot of bug if possible

Skills

Contact

If you like what you see, get in touch with me and let's talk further (AFK or IRL).