| If you're an ardent video game player, what | | | | You just have to find out what game companies |
| would you consider to be the perfect job? How | | | | are reacting to the conditions by using home |
| about playing games and getting paid as a video | | | | based testers. |
| game tester at Home? What could possibly be | | | | For those testers that do end up working from |
| better? If you're an expert gamer with | | | | home, they will usually end up having a greater |
| experience with a wide selection of games, you're | | | | work load than testers located at the company |
| already qualified to become a professional game | | | | office. The game company is going to get as |
| tester; but, can you test these games in the | | | | much out of you as they can. It's up to you to |
| comfort of your own home? You'll have to admit, | | | | set a comfortable pace and keep a work |
| when you are a game tester from home, the | | | | schedule that enables you to stay on target. |
| commute is easy! | | | | There is often a lot more record keeping required |
| If you ask around, other gamers may tell you | | | | by the home tester, and game company |
| that getting game testing jobs at home a pipe | | | | management may call or drop in at any time. |
| dream. Even some professional game testers | | | | One big benefit that the office based testers |
| who work out of a company office will advise | | | | don't have; you may get to keep the beta games |
| you that it's not going to happen. But they're both | | | | that you're testing. An excellent benefit for the |
| wrong. It's a fact that most of the game tester | | | | ardent gamer! Some companies let you keep the |
| jobs are those located at the game company's | | | | beta game that you are testing, while others may |
| office, it doesn't mean that game testing jobs at | | | | give new a fresh copy of the released game that |
| home do not exist. It depends upon the type of | | | | you worked on. Either way it's a nice benefit. Test |
| game, the size of the game development | | | | a lot of jobs, and get a lot of free games. |
| company, and the pay level. | | | | There are a number of website that can help you |
| You'll need to do some serious research to find | | | | learn the secrets of becoming a successful game |
| the right home based job, but you can find one if | | | | tester from home. These sites also display tester |
| you have enough patience. The hard facts are | | | | job postings for some of the area game |
| that there are fewer opportunities for an at | | | | companies. They'll even help you to fill out the |
| home game tester than there are to work out of | | | | application. Be careful before making a |
| a game company office. Sometimes, when the | | | | commitment to become a member of one of |
| gaming industry is hot, the economy's great, and | | | | these sites until you've investigated it thoroughly. |
| everyone has extra money to spend of video | | | | You want to join one with a good track record. |
| games, video game testing from home gets a | | | | Check with friends and industry blogs. If the |
| boost because the companies can't find enough | | | | website is authentic, joining could help you on your |
| testers to work in their office, or require so | | | | way to a career as a video game tester from |
| many testers that they don't have room to seat | | | | home. |
| them. On the other hand, there are sometimes | | | | So, it's easy to see why, even though it's a job |
| more home based jobs available in hard economic | | | | to find the home based job, it's worth it if a job |
| times when game developers are trying to cut | | | | materializes. You'll get free games, and get paid to |
| down on overhead, and are willing to use testers | | | | play, and you can do it all while being a video |
| based at home. In other words, in either case | | | | game tester at home. |
| there opportunities for at home game testing. | | | | |