| Being a video game beta tester is a pretty cool | | | | schedule and each version must be uniquely |
| job I am sure you will agree. Imagine waking up | | | | identified in order to map errors to versions. A |
| and being excited to go to work. Imagine getting | | | | game beta tester must be methodical in their |
| paid for what you love to do? | | | | approach and have a keen eye for details as you |
| Ok it's not all warm sunshine and lollipops, you do | | | | may be asked not only to just sit and play the |
| still have to work but its the kind of work that | | | | games but to spot any bugs or problems that will |
| any gamer is going to absolutely love. | | | | and do arise. Video game testers must have lots |
| Being a game beta tester means that you are | | | | of patience and carefully note any errors that |
| going to have to find your way around a | | | | may occur as they research and play. |
| computer. You will be called on to test various | | | | Can you earn $500 an hour testing games? |
| aspects of a computer game, so you have to be | | | | Probably not, that's probably a few stories with a |
| able to install cards and joysticks and drivers, you | | | | bit of hype but you can earn $150 a day. That's |
| have to be able to uninstall and reinstall operating | | | | about standard. I do know of a student who is a |
| systems. That being said, if you can do that or | | | | game beta tester and he regularly pulls in that |
| learn how to do it then its easy all the way to the | | | | amount. Take a look at the resource box below |
| bank. | | | | to find out more about that and discover how |
| Testers get new builds from the developers on a | | | | you can do the same. |