Yael Kryza

Co-Founder of Hungry Frog
Senior QA Analyst

Experience

Working in the Video Games Industry from 2010 and ever ❤️

Specialization

Hardcore, core and casual video games (single and multiplayer) for Windows/Mac PC and consoles such us SteamOS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PSP, PS4, Xbox One and other platforms such as web and mobile.

Manual Testing

Exploratory Test, regression, sanity and smoke, integration, acceptance, compatibility, localization, performance, UX/UI and look and feel.

Design test plans, design and execute test cases. Analyze, report and track issues.

Methodologies

Agile methodologies.

Scrum, Kanban and "Scrumban" 👀

About Me

Hello! I'm Yai and I'm Argentinian. I love the world of video games, and YES, I'm a gamer! 👾 I've been playing video games since I was 4 years old, and I still play in my free time. I also enjoy drawing, tattooing, and painting figures, among other things.

My nickname is [Zyrak], or Zyrak88 when the name is already taken. Who the hell is using Zyrak?! And you know, we don’t always stick to our teenage nicknames (mine used to be Norton), and I used it for a long time. I still sometimes run into someone I know on the street, and they still call me 'Hey, Norton'🤣

Since I love both video games and drawing, I studied Game Art at Image Campus in 2008, took Game Design courses, and started working in the industry in 2010 at the age of 22. Since then, I have built my career in QA, working on projects for PC, iOS, and consoles like Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PSP, PS4, Xbox One, Steam OS, and Sifteo Cubes. I also gained production experience on Master of Orion (NGD/Nimble Giant) and worked in QA Management at Sixth Vowel and The Sandbox, leading four products involving blockchain technology.

I love analyzing what we're doing, how we're doing it and if it feels good as a user, if not, I like comparing it to how other games handle it and how they solved similar issues. I check whether it’s intuitive and if we could improve it. I enjoy putting myself in the shoes of the end user. Still waiting for that 100% bug-free experience, but as QA I know that will never happen! 😁

I love being involved in the development process from the very beginning, getting my hands dirty, and working side by side with developers. I can proudly say I’ve broken the myth that QA and developers don’t get along!🤜🤛

And sorry in advance, I know many people hate it, but... I'M A JIRA LOVER 🙌

The Sandbox

The Sandbox Game Maker

NGD Studios

Master of Orion

Sixth Vowel

Element: Space