Comments on: Show #031 – The Director

By: Maybe we're just biased : Microsoft JobsBlog

Maybe we're just biased : Microsoft JobsBlog — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:47:54 +0000

[...] making a job more than just a place to show up every day. Don’t take our word for it. Just listen and laugh along to this podcast with Director of Test, Greg B. Jones. He reveals what got him started, what [...]

By: dowroa

dowroa — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:49:53 +0000

I just wanted to chime in that I really liked listening to this particular episode. Being someone who has worked as a Verification Tester for all of my “Professional” life, thus far, I found the discussion interesting, and in parallel to how our test organization has grown and is growing.

Very good stuff to hear that different businesses that aren’t in the same space still have verification doing “smart” things.

Thanks!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:28 +0000

Greg mentioned that there are several testing books directly related to games but doesn’t call them out by name. Anyone care to extract a reading list from him?

Thanks!

By: Eric Tag-Monkey454

Eric Tag-Monkey454 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:09:17 +0000

Hey guys great show. Loved the interview, keep it up!

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:51:58 +0000

Thanks. I had listened to those podcasts when they first came out, but it’s always nice to here about the evolution of your partnerships now you guys are onto new titles.

Keep up the great work guys.

By: jaynoon

jaynoon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:46:02 +0000

Ali,

I encourage you to go back into our archive, as we’ve had episodes where we go fairly in-depth on some of our techniques for titles you mention–particularly Fable 2.

We promise to tell you more about Crackdown 2 as we get nearer to release, but it’s always easier to go deep after the game ships

Thanks for listening!
-John

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:54:07 +0000

Hey. Just downloaded the show and listened to it on the way back from a meeting. Really, really great interview. Greg sounds like a really great boss – visionary, wants the best for his staff (even if it means outside of MGS) and passionate about games. Does Greg have a Twitter account/blog – I’d like to read more about his thoughts and ideas.

I don’t know how possible it would be, but I’d like to hear more from your development studios and how MGS has changed their approach to test. I’m in the UK and used to do some 3rd party work for Cyberlife/Creature Labs (behind the Creatures series of PC games) back in 1998-2000 and I’d like to hear a bit about how the approach to test has changed. Lionhead were taking off back then – in fact I know a couple of guys moved from Creature Labs to Lionhead.

So I’d find anything from Lionhead, Ruffian and Rare interesting, partly because they’re UK based (And I love both Crackdown, Fable and Viva Pinata in near equal measure), and partly because I know how test used to be over here. Plus your methods of communicating with teams over a huge time difference must be interesting.

Good show guys.