lundi 21 novembre 2011

Testing games for a living

By Jean Morgan


Having a job as a gamer, who doesnt dream of that? Follow these steps to get a great game tester resume. Unlike boring, soul draining jobs, Game testing does not require an education, but it does require experience. Experience which you will need to show on your resume before you are accepted to becoming a game tester!

Gaming experience can be accomplished in several ways. Here are some usefull tips to gain expierence before you enter any job application!

1. Writing Reviews about your favorite games. It doesnt matter if you suck at writing, all you need is a clear standpoint of view and after a while you'll get the hang of it! You can start off writing at forums and small game sites. Just keep em short untill you get more comfortable writing them. Why is this good expierence? Because now you know what makes a game good or bad, your future employer will want that in you.

2. Organize Gaming Events. Show that you have what it takes to organise an event for the company. Nothing too big, it can be a discussion group or just a fan get-together for a game. Just show that you can handle both the online and offline part of the gaming industry.

3. Creating Mods. This might sounds hard but its easier than one might think. They're actually very simple small programs and you can easily find out how to make em. You might not make any money with it now, but the experience that comes with it will easily help you on your gaming resume, which is a must for a good pc game tester.

4. Creating mini games. This speaks for itself, if you do a small search on it you will see how easy it is, trust me! With this accomplishment you have shown your employers that you know what it takes to test and make a game by yourself, sort of. Its basic but everything helps!

Joining Beta tests. This is almost thesame as a real game test. Maybe on a smaller and cheaper level but it definitely comes down to thesame thing. Its alot of fun and you get to play a wide variety of games. You can find many public online beta test on the internet for which you can sign up. Be on time and be objective!

Basically its all about being creative. Be motivated and interested at everything the gaming industry has to offer. What a pain right? These are some of the tips that will help you start the job of your dreams. A job as a gamer.




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