| A video game idea cannot be fully derived into a | | | | companies make games for the Xbox 360. |
| game product until a lot of conditions have been | | | | Gaming Experience |
| met. Not legal conditions like ESRB but conditions | | | | Perhaps you want to go to college in order to |
| really based on qualities that are only seen by | | | | test along side developers in a studio. I agree that |
| gamers themselves. That is the job of a tester, | | | | is a career choice worth following, but you don't |
| they see what has to be done to a game idea in | | | | need a college education to start testing right now |
| order for it to become a game. The Xbox 360 | | | | at home. Although college education is not |
| (The American made console) along with other | | | | required, experience playing video games is |
| gaming consoles spend thousands of dollars on | | | | required. Playing games all the way back from the |
| testing a game. What are they testing for? They | | | | 8 bit eras will help. Also, learn the lingo of gaming |
| test for bugs, glitches, errors, but also test | | | | terms and common gaming genres. There is no |
| playability, fun, and functionality of a game. This | | | | exact requirement but over a couple years of |
| can be a very pragmatic solution in order to | | | | gaming experience will help dramatically. |
| make money while playing video games, but you | | | | What is Expected |
| need to know a few things before you get | | | | You have to love games, regardless if it is an |
| started. | | | | Xbox 360 game. Understanding and having a high |
| Xbox 360 | | | | tolerance for playing games is a must. It may |
| All console wars aside, the Xbox 360 is a good | | | | sound easy but you will have to play games for |
| choice for game testing. Why? Because as I | | | | many hours at a time, which can become |
| previously said, it is an American made console. | | | | stressful. Not every video game tester jobs |
| Which means there is no language boundaries and | | | | requires this of you, but you need to be prepared |
| it makes you eligible to play Xbox 360 games | | | | in case one such job comes along. You can also |
| right at your home in North America or in the UK. | | | | do some research in order to learn about glitches, |
| There are other American made game | | | | bugs and other technical things that hinders |
| development companies but a majority of these | | | | gameplay. |