If playing video games is the love of your life and you regularly spend time doing this, then surely being paid to play would be the ideal career? The question is, do these jobs exist in the real world?
From our extended research into this topic we've found that video game testing jobs do exist, but they might not all match up to your dream expectations of this role.
If you're serious about making a living from video games you can achieve your goal, but let's get things straight from the off, it won't be easy and you won't make millions overnight. The five areas below will explain how you can succeed, but you still need to work hard to put these measures in place.
1. Keep your wits about you and don't buy into the industry get rich overnight schemes. You only have to run an internet search for 'video game tester' and you'll be inundated with search results from websites offering you millions from their latest e-book.
Obviously, not all of the online e-books are scams, some do work and you can make money from them, but many more aren't worth the money. Look for realistic earning goals.
When you start out in the video game industry you don't have the experience to demand top dollar from companies in a freelancing role. They won't pay you anything above $7-$10 per hour. It's like any other role in the world, you must have experience to earn more money. At the start you simply have to work hard to progress further.
2. Brush up on your business skills for any possible role. The budgets that games companies work with stretch into the millions and this is reflected in the professional manner in which they are run. You'll need communicable skills to liaise with other employees and proficient skills in both spoken and written English will be required.
During conferences and meetings you'll need these communication skills to adequately make your point. It doesn't matter how good you are at finding bugs if you can't communicate this to others.
3. You must show determination and follow this up with perseverance in all areas of this career. This phrase applies to pretty much every career and video game testing is no different. If you lack these facets to your character you must acquire them to avoid failure.
Becoming a QA tester will not be an easy road to success. You'll no doubt experience plenty of setbacks and rejections, so turning this negative into a positive will determine your success in the long run.
If you want to consider a traditional way into quality assurance testing you might need to enroll in evening or night classes at a local college. Your levels of perseverance will determine whether or not you complete the learning.
4. A professional manner is mandatory in this industry. Many websites paint a false picture of someone sitting on a bed or easy chair, playing games while stuffing food down their necks and getting paid at the same time.
Working from home will be no picnic, you'll still be expected to tow a company line and send reports, work long hours and communicate to your employers at regular intervals.
The greater likelihood will see you having to attend an office based environment for your job role and as such, you'll be expected to follow dress and behaviour standards.
Your resume will play a key role in getting your foot in the door in the first place. Make sure this is current, detailed and lists all relevant qualifications. Quality assurance is the role you'll be applying for so don't put video game tester anywhere on the page!
5. Be realistic about this new career path and keep the other points in check. Video gaming is extremely popular and so are roles within the industry.
Many factors will come into play, including experience, how you present yourself and even luck. It might take much longer than you expected to secure that first illusive video game role, so be patient and grab any chance that arises firmly with both hands.
If you decide to give the e-book route a chance, choose wisely and don't expect too much too soon. Use intuition to avoid unlikely facts and figures.
Keep the realism point in the back of your mind at all times. Playing video games for fun won't be the same as playing them for a living. You'll be most likely testing certain parts of a game to find code anomalies and this might involve massive repetition to prove there is a fault.
As long as you go into the games industry with the right attitude and expectations you won't face as many disappointments and this in turn will keep the inner fires burning for your passion.
From our extended research into this topic we've found that video game testing jobs do exist, but they might not all match up to your dream expectations of this role.
If you're serious about making a living from video games you can achieve your goal, but let's get things straight from the off, it won't be easy and you won't make millions overnight. The five areas below will explain how you can succeed, but you still need to work hard to put these measures in place.
1. Keep your wits about you and don't buy into the industry get rich overnight schemes. You only have to run an internet search for 'video game tester' and you'll be inundated with search results from websites offering you millions from their latest e-book.
Obviously, not all of the online e-books are scams, some do work and you can make money from them, but many more aren't worth the money. Look for realistic earning goals.
When you start out in the video game industry you don't have the experience to demand top dollar from companies in a freelancing role. They won't pay you anything above $7-$10 per hour. It's like any other role in the world, you must have experience to earn more money. At the start you simply have to work hard to progress further.
2. Brush up on your business skills for any possible role. The budgets that games companies work with stretch into the millions and this is reflected in the professional manner in which they are run. You'll need communicable skills to liaise with other employees and proficient skills in both spoken and written English will be required.
During conferences and meetings you'll need these communication skills to adequately make your point. It doesn't matter how good you are at finding bugs if you can't communicate this to others.
3. You must show determination and follow this up with perseverance in all areas of this career. This phrase applies to pretty much every career and video game testing is no different. If you lack these facets to your character you must acquire them to avoid failure.
Becoming a QA tester will not be an easy road to success. You'll no doubt experience plenty of setbacks and rejections, so turning this negative into a positive will determine your success in the long run.
If you want to consider a traditional way into quality assurance testing you might need to enroll in evening or night classes at a local college. Your levels of perseverance will determine whether or not you complete the learning.
4. A professional manner is mandatory in this industry. Many websites paint a false picture of someone sitting on a bed or easy chair, playing games while stuffing food down their necks and getting paid at the same time.
Working from home will be no picnic, you'll still be expected to tow a company line and send reports, work long hours and communicate to your employers at regular intervals.
The greater likelihood will see you having to attend an office based environment for your job role and as such, you'll be expected to follow dress and behaviour standards.
Your resume will play a key role in getting your foot in the door in the first place. Make sure this is current, detailed and lists all relevant qualifications. Quality assurance is the role you'll be applying for so don't put video game tester anywhere on the page!
5. Be realistic about this new career path and keep the other points in check. Video gaming is extremely popular and so are roles within the industry.
Many factors will come into play, including experience, how you present yourself and even luck. It might take much longer than you expected to secure that first illusive video game role, so be patient and grab any chance that arises firmly with both hands.
If you decide to give the e-book route a chance, choose wisely and don't expect too much too soon. Use intuition to avoid unlikely facts and figures.
Keep the realism point in the back of your mind at all times. Playing video games for fun won't be the same as playing them for a living. You'll be most likely testing certain parts of a game to find code anomalies and this might involve massive repetition to prove there is a fault.
As long as you go into the games industry with the right attitude and expectations you won't face as many disappointments and this in turn will keep the inner fires burning for your passion.
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