| If you are interested in working in an exciting field | | | | Game testers look for problems with the technical |
| where you develop games other people will have | | | | aspects of a game, as well as problems with the |
| fun spending hours of time playing, than consider | | | | play itself. If it's too difficult or takes too much |
| getting a job with a video game company. | | | | time for a player to get to the next level, then |
| If you have the ability to take someone else's | | | | the game is going to have to be redesigned. |
| idea and translate it into a game, then the work | | | | A person who wants to work as a game tester |
| of a game programmer may be the right choice | | | | must have a lot of experience playing several |
| for you. Your training as a software engineer will | | | | types of video games. Having great manual |
| help you take other mediums, such as music and | | | | dexterity and eye-to-hand coordination is a |
| art, and incorporate them into the games you will | | | | necessity. They must also be able to describe the |
| be working on. | | | | language in clear and concise language, so that |
| You will control the speed of the game, along with | | | | company computer game programmers are able |
| features like how high characters or objects can | | | | to understand exactly where the problem with |
| jump as the player goes through the various | | | | the game is. |
| levels of play. | | | | Programmers and video game testers aren't the |
| To be a successful game programmer, you will | | | | only types of positions available with video game |
| need to be able to think on your feet. Your goal is | | | | companies, though. You can also find work in the |
| to write computer code that gives the desired | | | | marketing department as an analyst who works |
| effect with as few steps as possible. As | | | | conducting focus groups to help determine what |
| computer games and the people who play them | | | | audience is most likely to buy the game. |
| become more sophisticated, game programmers | | | | Video game companies also need lawyers who |
| are called on to come up with versions that are | | | | specialize in the area of intellectual property. Their |
| even faster and which have more graphics than | | | | job is to register patents for new programming |
| previous versions. | | | | tools, as well as advising on copyright matters. |
| Other types of programmers hired by video | | | | Since video games are available in languages other |
| game companies are engine programmers, who | | | | than English, translators are also needed. These |
| design the software used by video games, and | | | | talented people take both the text and dialogue |
| artificial intelligence programmers. The A.I. | | | | from a video game and translate it into foreign |
| programmers are the people responsible for | | | | languages so that players from other countries |
| making the characters in a game act realistically; | | | | can enjoy them as well. |
| it's their job to write the code that allows these | | | | Not all jobs are highly technical. You can also find |
| characters to react to the player's actions as the | | | | work at a video game company doing |
| game progresses. | | | | administrative work or as a customer service or |
| The job of game tester may seem like a video | | | | technical service representative. Opportunities |
| game fanatic's dream job, since they make their | | | | exist for payroll clerks, accountants, managers, |
| living playing video games. The purpose of testing | | | | and warehouse personnel. All of these staff |
| a video game is to find any errors in the game | | | | members are necessary to keep the company |
| software before it leaves the video game | | | | running smoothly and producing the games that |
| company and winds up on store shelves. | | | | players love so much. |