| In a modern world in which we have made | | | | order to succeed working as a video game |
| computers part of out daily lives, making a living | | | | tester: |
| testing games is not uncommon. Thousands of | | | | |
| people are being employed every year on | | | | 1. Because of child labor laws, every game tester |
| positions that require no more than a decent | | | | must be at least 18 years old. This is obviously |
| computer and an Internet connection. They are | | | | not a very demanding job, but we all have to |
| called game testers and their job is to make sure | | | | respect the law. |
| that the games that they are offered work | | | | 2. You must love gaming! I guess this is not |
| properly. | | | | usually a problem in this field, as everyone enjoys |
| A beginner game tester usually makes between | | | | playing and making money. |
| $10 and $15 an hour, but can quickly get to $30 | | | | 3. You must understand that this is still a real job, |
| hour, after gaining some experience in this field. | | | | even though sometimes it may not seem like |
| Professional game testers make about $70-$80 | | | | that. Everyone can make $20 an hour from game |
| an hour, but it takes a lot of work and | | | | testing, but it takes a lot of work and |
| commitment to get there. (Tip: Don't trust | | | | commitment to break a higher mark. Experienced |
| websites claiming that beginners will make at least | | | | testers usually make about $50 an hour. |
| $100 an hour from testing games. It is simply | | | | 4. People also need to understand that it takes |
| impossible.) | | | | more than passion to get hired by big companies. |
| Because of its increasing popularity and the | | | | Previous experience is usually demanded when |
| conditions it offers, more and more people are | | | | applying for the big names in business, but this is |
| willing to get a job in game testing. Here are | | | | not hard to achieve. |
| some basic requirements people need to fulfill in | | | | |