Testing video games is a serious job that takes skills some may find difficult to develop. But if you're a gamer you should learn these skills in NO TIME. So what kind of skills could someone who plays video games to make money possibly need?
Well for one, you're going need to understand computer and video games. These skills are important if you want to become a successful game tester. Gaming companies are serious about who they pay to test their games, without these skills there's a chance you won't even get hired.
Game tester use computers to do the "actual work" portion of their job. So you're going to need to know more than where the power button is, and how to open up the web browser. You must be familiar with the Internet and all it's components., like downloading files, sending emails, and instant messaging.
If you're testing games on your computer, sometimes you have to install certain programs into your computer in order for you to be able to play the game.
So you'll need to learn how to install software into your computer. Fortunately, if you don't know how to do any of these and don't know anyone who can show you, all the information about installing software and any computer issues can most likely be found on the Internet, and with a little research you should have no problem finding it.
Understanding video games shouldn't be a challenge. If your completely oblivious to them, just rent a few games of all different types and play through them. You should have a lot of gaming experience to become a successful game tester.
It helps if you have an understanding of how video games are created. this will help you scope out the little glitches in the game easier. For anyone who doesn't play video games, you can find information on it by simply goggling it. (Don't you love the Internet? :D)
Getting a job as a game tester is pretty hard on your own. You don't have to do it alone though. There are membership communities all over the internet that help you get a video game tester job.
The community I am currently a part of really helped me kick off my new career. They provided me with a "Video Game Tester Guide". This guide helped me change my perspective on a game as a I play it. I notice that now, I'm constantly looking for little secrets and places I don't think I was meant to go to in a game. Helped find those little secret spots in the games I was testing.
The best thing about the community is they have a web page with a list of jobs. I'm ALWAYS on this page. They have over 120 gaming companies listed with jobs for video game testers. Not only that, but they update it daily, adding about 20 new jobs every week. So as you can expect, I'm ALWAYS working.
The best part about it is, the community I'm a part of only charged me once for their services. Services I use everyday for free! This community really helped me become a game tester, which is why I recommend it to everyone.
Check out http://www.squidoo.com/MakeMoney-PlayingVideoGames for more information on becoming a video game tester.
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