✨ Co-Founder of Sparket GameDev✨ Former Jagex External QA Analyst ✨ Former Strange Loop Games UX Researcher 🍄 American Digital Nomad in Spain 🍄 For hire - Freelance Games QA & UX Research Professional Owner of @sparketgamedev.com‬ 🦉https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lmhrrembuc2o🌱 Help Grow Our Game 🌱 At @sparketgamedev.com we are in Public Alpha Testing of our game Tiny Creatures, a charming potion-making adventure set in Tiny Cove. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhrrembuc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lltjugpa422o✨ Professional QA Without the Overhead: How Studios Can Save 40-60% with Direct Partnerships ✨ Struggling with QA costs? 🛑Hiring internally → Expensive. 🛑Outsourcing → High markup, impersonal service. 🛑Players Only → Unreliable, lacks depth. 🧵 Read More >>> #GameDev #IndieDev #QA #GameIndustry02 Apr 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltjugpa422ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3llbtjqrmnc24Need player feedback from a focus group but worried about biased recruitment? Avoid just the loudest voices! ✨ Run a survey first—include player profiles & an opt-in for focus groups. This way, you can recruit from a diverse mix & get balanced insights. 🌱 #GameDev #IndieDev #UXResearch #QA26 Mar 2025 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbtjqrmnc24https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3liw5y35qb22o🔥Co-Working Stream on Twitch! 🔥 Come check out @sparketgamedev.com and the #gamedevelopment going on in #RobloxStudio with Tiny Creatures ✨ https://www.twitch.tv/annie_strawfairy #gamedev #indiegamedev #indie #newstreamer24 Feb 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3liw5y35qb22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lganndikkk2aI will be giving the Game #QA Hands-on Training and Introduction at UpSkill Community! Curious about Game QA and what it would look like in a studio? Attend the lecture to see how properly trained QA can benefit your development process from start to finish! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lganndikkk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lfwkdqcecc23Wanted to share the Starter Pack my Network made. Come meet great young developers at Sparket GameDev. We teach the value in positive team collaboration, supporting others through the GameDev journey, and making great #Roblox games! #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment go.bsky.app/UVhnCwL [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwkdqcecc23https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lfmydwmeck2sI am writing my own QA training modules for beginners to help teach my Roblox network and partner network about QA & UX. It will include hands-on practice in games! #qa #gamedev #gamedevQA https://media.tenor.com/lpSkVpwkN9AAAAAC/the-witcher3-geralt.gif?hh=498&ww=42413 Jan 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmydwmeck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3leoikmjgjj2oJelly bean stayed up all night with me to bring in the new year ❤️ He was so tired ❤️01 Jan 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leoikmjgjj2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3leminetcxs2oReflecting on what I wanted to say this end of year was a struggle for me. Overall, I seem to have two things to say: 1) I am founding my own games QA outsource business. 2) Here is why: 🧵 #qa #gamedev #indiedev31 Dec 2024 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leminetcxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lczggrzqy22kI learned how to 3D model for our upcoming #Roblox game "Tiny Creatures". ✨🧚‍♀️ I started making a miro board to help me keep track of all the plants I modeled this week ✨ Really happy with the progress ✨🍄 #Robloxstudio #robloxdev #robloxmodeler #indiedev11 Dec 2024 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczggrzqy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lc5xfy7vjs23I will be talking today in our Tiny Devs event space! Stop by if you are interested in learning what Roblox development can look like from Roblox Studio, to professional QA communities, Blender integration, and more! #GameDevQA #QA #blender #robloxstudio [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5xfy7vjs23https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbza43ccp225I finished my first #blender tutorial! I am pretty pleased with the results having never used this before! Looking forward to making some models for #roblox! #modeling #robloxdev #indiedev28 Nov 2024 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbza43ccp225https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbpivlyet22zCan't wait for Sam to finish more in Tiny Creatures, so I can go in and break it all 😈😇 #gamedevQA #QA [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpivlyet22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lboy6dwgzs2gThinking of adding #QA to your #gamejam? Benefits * Test on beta branches to provide iterative feedback and catch bugs before & after merges✨ * Flag cohesion issues with design & narrative on their many playthroughs✨ * Facilitate playtesting & triage for RITE method iterations✨ #gamedev #gamedevQA24 Nov 2024 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lboy6dwgzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbolf4dwxk2pI want to start a mug collection again. I use to go thrifting and pick up the coolest mugs. Sam’s mom got this for my birthday this year, this will be the first to start the collection! I keep it on my desk. Anyone else have cool looking mugs?24 Nov 2024 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbolf4dwxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbl2nywfd22aI have 68 followers and I want to say “Hello!!” to you lovely people!! I never imagined getting even 1 follower, let alone -68- … You all are too kind. I appreciate every single one of you. For your time — Here’s a photo of my little boy, Jelly Bean waiting patiently at the dinner table 😊22 Nov 2024 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbl2nywfd22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbktwew4wc22Our game, Tiny Creatures currently in development. So excited!! I love the cottage in the back. Sam outdid himself again ✨🧚‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbktwew4wc22https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbkhoepnas2q@mashdor.bsky.social invited me to share my experience about breaking into the game industry with the lovely people at Astro Games. Here is a brief overview of what I shared 🧵22 Nov 2024 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkhoepnas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbhafc473s2qI read a post about grieving for a lost job. It didn't make sense to me then, but now I get it. The impact of losing daily routine of seeing my coworkers and working on projects I loved has been hard on my psyche. Here is my story after not properly grieving the loss of my job 🧵21 Nov 2024 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhafc473s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbdc75hlnc22I am not an artist, but I wanted to make my Itch.io page stand out and showcase something I made in addition to my games. I love Miro and I use it everyday for my work, so I got an old board together that I made and used it to make my page look like a Miro board 😂 annie-strawfairy.itch.io19 Nov 2024 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdc75hlnc22https://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbbtrygvl22xWe recently had a hummingbird moth fly into our studio✨ It was magical ✨ It looked very much like a humming bird, which we all know are just bird-fairies living inside flowers, drinking sugar water🧚‍♀️ Maybe if I am lucky, one will turn into my fairy-godmother✨🧚‍♀️ #narrative #gameidea #tinycreatures [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbtrygvl22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/annie-strawfairy.bsky.social/post/3lbasruiukk24Looking forward to talking with everyone at Astro Games! 😊 #gamedev #gameindustry #gamedevqa #qa [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:2aelnwrslfzo4opski2ml5d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbasruiukk24