| There are some fundamental characteristics that | | | | potential problems with the video game have |
| are exhibited my most successful testers that | | | | been identified by your team of video game |
| help them do well in this job market. If you are | | | | testers and still be fixed in time. |
| looking for video game tester jobs it certainly | | | | So what kind of job qualities do you need to be a |
| helps to enjoy playing these kinds of games, and | | | | successful paid video games tester? Given the |
| in most cases the time spent in gaming activities | | | | kinds of work that you will be required to do, |
| has improved your eye-hand coordination to the | | | | especially as an entry level tester, the following |
| point that you have good gaming skills and an | | | | qualities will serve you well. |
| understanding of game play beyond the average | | | | Are you... |
| person. | | | | - willing to do the same task over and over again |
| Unfortunately most "wanna-be" game testers fool | | | | looking for potential problems? |
| themselves into believing that a love of video | | | | - a patient person who understands that some |
| gaming and some talent is all that is required to | | | | testing tasks may take a great deal of time and |
| be successful at game tester jobs and get paid | | | | cannot be rushed through to get done as quickly |
| to play games all day long. Should you be | | | | as possible? |
| fortunate enough to be hired under this false | | | | - very deliberate and meticulous in your approach |
| sense of understanding, you will be in for a rude | | | | to finding problems and solving problems? |
| awakening, and in many cases not last long in any | | | | - not easily bored as you may required to do |
| game testers jobs. | | | | video game testing tasks that are very dull and |
| It is vital that we make an important distinction | | | | repetitive? |
| between being paid to test video games and | | | | - a team player, as most often you will be part |
| video game beta testing. Game beta testing is | | | | of a group of video game testers working on |
| done by volunteers, who usually test the full | | | | different parts of the same game, so you need |
| version of the game just before the release date | | | | to relate and get along well with others. |
| looking for any last minute problems to report. No | | | | - capable of following explicit directions about a |
| payment is generally involved for game beta | | | | task and not prone to trying to "do your own |
| testing other than getting to play a new game | | | | thing"? |
| before the general public sees it. This article | | | | - tenacious in your approach to successful |
| focuses on the actual job where people get paid | | | | accomplishing your game testing tasks and not |
| to play video type games in the role of testers. | | | | one who gives up easily if things are not going |
| Welcome to the "real world" of being a paid video | | | | well? |
| games tester. Your job is very important despite | | | | - able to effectively communicate both verbally |
| the fact that you are often making only minimum | | | | and in writing very detailed information concerning |
| wages as an entry level games tester. The fate | | | | any "bugs" in the video game you discover so |
| of the gaming development company is on your | | | | that they can be fixed? |
| shoulders since you are the ones who must find | | | | - flexible with respect to being "on call" for |
| any problems or "bugs" within the game so they | | | | possible shift work or having to put in extra hours |
| can be fixed or eliminated before the game can | | | | if required by your development team leader? |
| be sold to the buying public. No game | | | | - able to deal with job pressure and stress |
| development company can afford to have a | | | | effectively, especially when given job deadlines to |
| "lemon" or seriously flawed game released to the | | | | meet? |
| public. It could cost them millions of dollars in | | | | - capable of "keeping job secrets", since as a paid |
| research and development and destroy their | | | | video game tester you will be required to never |
| reputation in the competitive game marketplace | | | | discuss your testing work outside the testing site |
| for a long time. | | | | or face instant job termination and possible |
| Game testers jobs may require you to work on | | | | criminal charges if you do. |
| many repetitive tasks such as playing the same | | | | These job qualities are certainly not "written in |
| level of the game numerous times, switching the | | | | stone" as the only ones that matter to be a |
| gaming device on and off over and over, | | | | successful games tester, however they do |
| checking and rechecking in-game messaging | | | | provide a good starting point for your own |
| capabilities, and the list goes on. Close to the | | | | self-analysis as to whether or not you could be |
| release date of the game, you may be requested | | | | successful in game tester jobs. Do you have |
| to work extended hours to ensure any and all | | | | what it takes to be a video games tester? |