| If you have been playing video games all of your | | | | employed by a gaming company and to be |
| life, at some point you have probably wondered | | | | working with a team to uncover errors or bugs in |
| "can I somehow get paid to do this?" It only | | | | the gaming code so they can be fixed before the |
| makes logical sense that video games must go | | | | game is released. In the professional world game |
| through some kind of testing phase before they | | | | testing is also referred to as quality assurance. |
| hit the retail shelves of the world. If that is the | | | | One of the biggest misconceptions is that all you |
| case then how do I go about finding and | | | | need is a passion for playing video games to be |
| becoming a video game tester? This is where the | | | | good video game tester. It doesn't hurt to have a |
| internet can be an excellent tool to have access | | | | love for gaming but it's going to take a lot more |
| to. | | | | than that to land a job in quality assurance. |
| Before I go any further I want to ask you | | | | You will need good writing and grammar skills. You |
| question. Have you seen links to game testing | | | | will be writing detailed reports regarding the bugs |
| sites that make statements such as "Get a job | | | | you uncover while testing games. A game tester |
| as a video game beta tester earning $80 an hour | | | | must be able to type in complete sentences. A |
| while never leaving home?" Don't be naive enough | | | | game tester must also be able to understand, and |
| to believe that it's going to be as easy as those | | | | correctly use, proper punctuation and capitalization. |
| websites imply to land a game testing job. Beta | | | | You cannot become a tester at a game company |
| testing and video game testing are different. Beta | | | | where everybody uses English, if you cannot |
| Testing a game usually means to get an | | | | communicate properly in written English. A |
| unfinished copy to play for free while reporting | | | | thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel |
| any bugs that you may find. | | | | will be helpful. |
| Becoming a video game tester is to actually be | | | | |