Are Video Game Tester Jobs All Fun And Games?
Its hard to imagine that just 3 years ago I was an excited young kid who was introduced to the idea of working for a game company, testing their latest video games. Just like you, I love playing video games and can not think of a better job at that age.
I decided to write this article on video game tester jobs to assist anyone who wants to work for a game company as a game tester or quality assurance.
When I was playing for fun, I never realized there were these jobs available, let alone getting paid to do it. Heck, I probably would have done it for free.
Now I imagine the idea of becoming a game tester sounds too good to be true for you too.
Before you decide to dedicate your life to testing video games (or at least a few years of it), let me give you the positives as well as the negatives.
The bad news is:
* You will be in competition with a lot of other wannabe video game testers. And some of them will have professional qualifications.
* As you first start off as a game tester you will discover the wages to be quite low. It does get better when you complete more projects and gain more experience.
* More often than not you will work unsociable hours and for extended periods of time.
* There is no guarantee that once you finish one job, you will go straight on to another.
* You dont get to see much sunshine when you are working!
However, here is the flip side…
* A top game company pays you to play and find faults with their very latest video games. If that is not incentive enough, I dont know what is?
* Its a cool job that tons of people want to do and your friends WILL be envious.
* You will be working and hanging out with people who share the same passion about video games as you.
* Once you become a tester, there are other positions that may become available at the company. Once you get your foot in the door, other doors can easily open up for you.
* If you do not yet fancy joining the millions of other guys and girls working boring 9 to 5 jobs, Monday to Friday then the lifestyle of a video game tester might be just your bag.
I have listed just a few of the pros and cons of video game tester jobs and what you may experience if you wanted a job as one.
The job will not and does not suit everyones lifestyle. But if you are thinking it is something you can see yourself working at, then you should do some more research and think about applying for jobs.
Pete Wotton used to work for a major game company testing pre release video games. For more information on video game tester jobs and how to break into this exciting industry, visit his brand new blog at: http://www.progametester.com