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Track Talk F8

Get Ready to Game

Michael Bolton

14:30-16:00 Friday 14th June

Why do kids learn things so quickly? How do people socialize, have fun, and learn all at the same time? One answer, in a word, is “play”.

Games are fun, but they’re also worth taking seriously. Games take all kinds of forms, providing us with low-risk, low-stakes puzzles, problems, and challenges. Sometimes they’re very abstract; sometimes they’re simulations of things in the world. No matter what, games give us opportunities to exercise and develop lots of skills: strategizing, observing, communicating, negotiating… And they can be a great way to meet and engage with old and new friends as the conference draws to a close.

Pop on down to this session. We’ll have a number of games available for you — and we invite you to bring your own favourites, too!

What you will learn

  1. Games give us opportunities to exercise and develop lots of skills
  2. Strategizing, observing, communicating, negotiating
  3. A great way to meet and engage with old and new friends

Session Details

  • For All
  • 90 Mins
  • All welcome
  • Games
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We look forward to welcoming you to EuroSTAR 2024.

Session Speaker

Michael Bolton

Consulting Software Tester – DevelopSense, Canada

Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing teacher who helps people to solve testing problems that they didn’t realize they could solve. In 2006, he became co-author (with James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing (RST), a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly and credibly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Since then, he has flown over a million miles to teach RST in 35 countries on six continents.

Michael has over 30 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. For over 20 years, he has led DevelopSense, a Toronto-based testing and development consultancy. Prior to that, he was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, during which he managed the company’s flagship products and directed project and testing teams both in-house and around the world.

Contact Michael at [email protected], on Twitter @michaelbolton, or through his website.

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