| Are you a gamer? Are you unemployed? Are | | | | even invested in college degrees for their chosen |
| you looking for a career where you can spend all | | | | profession, as more universities - especially |
| day doing something you love, and still get paid | | | | technical ones - are offering game design and |
| enough to lead a stable lifestyle? | | | | testing degrees. However, you don't need to |
| Chances are that if you're reading this article, | | | | spend $35,000 on a college degree in order to |
| you're one or more of the above three. | | | | succeed in the competitive game testing field. |
| Maybe in your internet research, you've come | | | | There are, in fact, many affordable guides that |
| across video game testing career opportunities, | | | | teach you how to become a professional game |
| but you don't have the qualifications to apply for | | | | tester. The advantage to getting a guide is that |
| these jobs. The game testing industry is | | | | you'll be walked-through the exact process of |
| surprisingly competitive. You wouldn't think this | | | | becoming a game tester. It's very close to |
| would be the case - because really, how much | | | | having a personal tutor showing you just what |
| technical experience and know-how do you need | | | | you need to do. A guide will also provide you |
| to sit around playing video games all day? | | | | with the right information for creating and polishing |
| Well, as a professional video game tester, you do | | | | a professional-quality resume that you can submit |
| need more than just the ability to press buttons | | | | to any game company, including the big ones like |
| on your controller or keyboard. Game testing | | | | EA, Blizzard, Nintendo, Vivendi, Microsoft, Capcom, |
| careers require that you have a great attention | | | | Activision, and many others. |
| to detail, that you're 18 years or older, computing | | | | If you're interested in video game testing jobs |
| and often programming expertise, analytic | | | | and want to know exactly how to become a |
| competence, stamina (as you're often forced to | | | | professional game tester, there are many great |
| endure long hours), and intelligence. | | | | resources out there, both paid and free, that will |
| If you've already looked into some video game | | | | help you. Be sure to do thorough research |
| testing jobs how to guides for becoming a | | | | before investing in anything, but consider any |
| professional video game tester, you may have | | | | investments you make to be the training for your |
| read about these requirements and gotten | | | | chosen career. |
| discouraged. Many successful game testers have | | | | |