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UNITED STATES, Apr 15 — For a while now video game tester jobs have reached the attention of many interested people. It is indeed a fact that game developers have learned that game testers are essential to find and report errors in early stage of production and development. Who are more qualified for that job than gamers who actually have gaming experience, right?
Fortunately, game developing companies see this as well so now they actually look for gamers to provide them of detailed information to make sure that errors are found in time and better versions of the games hit the market a lot sooner. Every employer favors the goal oriented
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or a while now video game tester jobs have reached the attention of many interested people. It is indeed a fact that game developers have learned that game testers are essential to find and report errors in early stage of production and development. Who are more qualified for that job than gamers who actually have gaming experience, right?
Fortunately, game developing companies see this as well so now they actually look for gamers to provide them of detailed information to make sure that errors are found in time and better versions of the games hit the market a lot sooner.
You can also see that some game developers adjusted their websites to make the job searching part of their site a lot more user friendly. For you this means you can browse for different game companies and search for available video game tester jobs.
Why would you want to apply for video game tester jobs?
Well, obviously you have a passion for video games and you like the idea of testing games for a living, otherwise you would not be here. Also, if you work as a game tester you have a better chance to get to use the resources the company has to offer to grow and become a designer or programmer later on if you are interested in that.
Salary is better than most jobs which can be $10 - $30 an hour for the beginning game tester. In some cases you can get the final version of game for free or cheaper than retail price and in some cases a part time game tester can work from home, but if you are purely beta testing you can do this completely from home.
However the best part remains: You will get paid to play video games.
What do you need to become a video game tester?
Of course the idea of testing video games for a living beats most scenarios of working in most other jobs, but certain qualities are expected. If you choose to use the PC as your working system, you are expected to know how to use the operating system and naturally it would be wise to use that PC for work purposes only.
Game developers expect their game testers to provide them with quality observation reports with detailed information. Where is the bug, what does it look like, when does it happen, why does it happen and can you explain and report it in a usable way?
Further you must have a lot of patience to do these video game tester jobs. For instance: Imagine a bug in the game that requires you to reboot the system like 15 times. Without passion for gaming this could be a problem.
The Conclusion
Give it the best you got. video game testing is a serious job and it comes with responsibility but fortunately also with a lot of fun. Determine the goals you wish to achieve within the company and make sure that your employer knows about them so you can be supported in that. Every employer favors the goal oriented.
Research has been done for you so you can just read up and if you made up your mind about applying for video game tester jobs you can make your choice.
‘You can’t be a game tester by working from home and it doesn’t pay like 50 bucks an hour or whatever to start. You can get experience early on before applying though with tutorials, training, and certification. One place that offers this is www.powerupgames.com. Note, this is NOT a place where you pay to get a job and it’s not going to lie to you about what it’s like to test. Guy who owns it used to own a real third-party testing company, knows what he’s talking about.’
‘Game testing jobs aren’t just about mouse and controller skills. The main characteristic needed is precision. But that’s just the beginning.
Game testers must have lots of patience, be methodical in their approach and have a keen eye for details. They must be good communicators and have some understanding of computer hardware and software ’
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‘You can’t be a game tester by working from home and it doesn’t pay like 50 bucks an hour or whatever to start. You can get experience early on before applying though with tutorials, training, and certification. One place that offers this is www.powerupgames.com. Note, this is NOT a place where you pay to get a job and it’s not going to lie to you about what it’s like to test. Guy who owns it used to own a real third-party testing company, knows what he’s talking about.’
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»Video Game Tester Jobs Review
‘Game testing jobs aren’t just about mouse and controller skills. The main characteristic needed is precision. But that’s just the beginning.
Game testers must have lots of patience, be methodical in their approach and have a keen eye for details. They must be good communicators and have some understanding of computer hardware and software
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