With the project at work ending soon, I'm reflecting on all I've learned about the inherent inefficiencies and caveats of larger projects. As a tester I'm hit particularly hard by delays and kinks in the system, as I only get to do my job when others have done theirs.
It's a shame we're mostly seen as the bottom wrung of the gamedev ladder, but hopefully my specific role being more technical can get me a seat on the planning table to ensure thins go much smoother in future projects...

On this current topic of corporate overreach and surveillance and stuff, boy am I glad I'm selling my quest 3. It's a fun device and I love VR but I am no longer willing to have any device made by meta that has microphones and cameras all over itself.
I'll be nabbing a steam frame as soon as I reasonably can for my VR needs. Valve may not be perfect, but they've proven to at least understand the wishes of their users and cater to them rather than just enforcing their own weird agendas.
#vr

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but all the huge tech fads in recent years (Crypto, NFTs, AI) have all shared the common issue of hardware becoming scarce for the consumer.
I think none of these technologies were ever the point, but rather serve the same goal of depriving consumers of ownership. You'll have to rent your storage AND your processing, meaning they'll get you on a permanent subscription and will have total control of the hardware you rent from their servers.
Total digital control.

I finally moved out a couple days ago.
At the same time work decided to put 4 testers under my wings, I've been asking for extra help for months and they decided to give it to me in the most abrupt way possible 💀
Between the sudden lead tester responsibility and the move this week has been so chaotic, I've barely had time to unpack
Also, I accidentally moved to the same building as my boss... Whoops!