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Kelina Cowell
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Aspiring Game QA Tester | Manual + Exploratory Testing | Bug Reporting & Playtesting | Player Experience Advocate
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Kelina Cowell @kelinacowellqa.bsky.social · 18d
QA isn’t “know every tool”. It’s weaponised curiosity. Start with not knowing, ask “what if I break it nicely?”, poke the bit that should work. I stopped chasing flawless; now I ask “why’s it doing that?!” Odd questions = great bugs. #GameQA #GameDev #Testing
Black-and-white cartoon. A game tester at a desk plays a 2D platformer and says, “Why’s it doing that?!” A cat on the chair, labelled “QA,” thinks: “Dev forgot the wall. Collision by vibes.” Humour about bug discovery and collision issues in game QA.
kelinacowellqa.bsky.social
QA isn’t “know every tool”. It’s weaponised curiosity. Start with not knowing, ask “what if I break it nicely?”, poke the bit that should work. I stopped chasing flawless; now I ask “why’s it doing that?!” Odd questions = great bugs. #GameQA #GameDev #Testing
Black-and-white cartoon. A game tester at a desk plays a 2D platformer and says, “Why’s it doing that?!” A cat on the chair, labelled “QA,” thinks: “Dev forgot the wall. Collision by vibes.” Humour about bug discovery and collision issues in game QA.
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
kelinacowellqa.bsky.social
Tired of hearing “QA’s just a stepping stone”? Nah. Some of us actually want to stay here. I’m not passing through - I’m building a career in QA. Systems, bugs, edge cases - that’s the fun bit. #GameQA #Testing #GameDev #IndieDev
Black-and-white illustration by Kelina Cowell showing a person walking down a clear path labelled “QA Career Path” with a mug in hand. Beside them, a cat wearing a backpack thinks, “Dry paws, solid progress.” Off to the side is a small pond with stepping stones labelled “Game Dev,” “Designer,” and “Artist,” plus a note reading “Repro steps pls.” The artwork symbolises choosing QA as a dedicated career path in the games industry rather than a stepping stone to other roles.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
kelinacowellqa.bsky.social
QA has officially broken my ability to play games like a normal human.
Now I’m spotting UI stutters from the sofa and mentally drafting repro steps.
Curiosity + caffeine + controlled chaos = QA life.
#GameQA #Testing #GameDev #BugsAreContent
Black-and-white comic illustration of a video game tester discovering a bug. A surprised tester sits at a desk, exclaiming “Crazy bug found! Uncontrollable jumping!” while a cat perched on the chair’s back thinks, “hmmm… edge case. Feline interference.” Artwork by Kelina Cowell, 2025. Humorous take on QA testing and game bugs caused by pets.
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
kelinacowellqa.bsky.social
Game Academy bootcamp: done.
QA: very much not done with me.

Six weeks of caffeine, chaos and concept pitches — and somehow nothing caught fire.
Now it’s just me, my battered laptop, and a Notion board called “Learn This or Cry.”

#GameQA #GameDev #Testing
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM