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When it comes to video or computer game testing, the game testers play a roll that is just as important as the developers and designers. Without anyone experienced to test the new games and find the bugs, games would hit the market and the gamers out there would be upset when certain weapons, tricks, cars, and so on, do not work properly. Without game testers to find the problems in video or computer games before they are released, the gaming industry would be at a serious loss. So, what is it exactly that video or computer game testers actually do? Well, they have a long list of tasks that they do for video and computer game companies, but here are the top 4 main tasks of a video or computer game tester:

For avid video and computer game lovers out there, the thought of getting paid to play and test out new games makes you drool. You always hear about some guy on the Internet who makes over $100,000 a year, just testing video games at home, hanging out in his sweat pants and eating pizza all the time. You want that job, right? Well, the truth is, most of the stuff on the Internet about video and computer game testing just is not true. So, here are 4 of the main game testing myths revealed to help you get a better grasp on the realities of becoming a video or computer game tester.

I’d even go as far to say that even with all your qualifications and experience, without these skills you’d find it very hard to get a video game testing job.
What are they you ask?

1. You must be able to communicate effectively.
I’ll put in another way for you:
You must have great communication skills.
By this I mean you need to be able to express exactly what your thoughts are so that everybody is on the same terms and knows how to go about fixing the issue.

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Have you ever heard of game testing centers?

Those places where some companies send their games to be tested by one of the many testers employed there.

When it comes to your own career as a video game tester, there’s both a positive and a negative to these centers, and that’s what I’ll be discussing below.  I’ll start with the positives:

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You did realize that you will have to move to where all the video game testing companies are if you want a game testing job didn’t you?

Good… I thought so.

Every now and again you might hear of those people making six figure incomes just sitting at home, but let me tell you they are the rare exceptions. You really are better off basing your life around winning the lottery than getting a job like that.

Now to get a proper game testing job, your best chance is to move to a city where there are a lot of video game companies. This means more potential positions to apply for, and more opportunity to expand your skills and gain experience in the industry.
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As mentioned in the game tester’s manifesto, you may find yourself in a testing job that really isn’t that great. Or you may just be looking to move up into a higher testing position.

Either way, the key thing if you want to change jobs within the one company is to build a good reputation. Once that is done, you will find that moving around is so much easier.

There’s probably going to be a lot of people all trying to do the same thing though, so here are a few tips to separate yourself from the group and get ahead:

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If you’ve read the whole course, you would have realized that it does take a fair amount of work to become a game tester.

(If you haven’t read the whole course yet, I urge you to get around to it as soon as possible. You aren’t going to become a game tester by doing nothing.)

But back to the topic of this email: you’ll probably realize too that game testing (like all jobs) is not perfect, and you will have to work pretty hard even to get a testing job in the first place
So is it all worth it?

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