Being A Video Game Tester


by Dan Enlow - Date: 2006-12-08 - Word Count: 585 Share This!

If you like to play all the newly released video games, and have the patience to sit and play them all the way through to the end many, many times, than you may very well have what it takes to become a paid video game tester. Regardless of what you may have heard to the contrary, you don't necessarily have to have a college degree to become a video game tester. You have to be able to convince the company that you have a good eye for detail, and that you can sit and play the games until all of the bugs have been found, but beyond that, there are no real requirements for getting the job. Teenagers as young as 15 years of age have landed positions with leading game producing companies as video game testers, don't you think you could to?

All of the video games that you will be sent you are allowed to keep. So, not only do you get paid for doing a fun, cool job, but you get all of the latest and greatest video games without ever having to pay one cent out of pocket, how cool is that? Depending on the company that hires you, it is possible to make up to $80 per hour for playing video games. The average starting pay for someone with no documented experience as a video game tester is $9.00. Another advantage you have is that if you get to work from home, you can put in as many hours as you would like, as long as your company approves them. You could work 80 hours per week just playing video games and giving feedback, if you got it approved and chose to do so. That would be a great way to pay yourself out of debt, or just put back some money for a rainy day, considering that anything more than 40 hours a week is considered overtime, and you would be paid time and half. Someone who makes $9.00 an hour would be earning $12.50 per hour for every hour over 40 they work.

Video game producers depend in video game testers to tell them about their games, and take to heart suggestions made by their testers. For example, if you decide that the monsters in the game need to look more realistic, and then tell them when you fill out your form, because someone else who might buy the game later on might feel the same way. If there is a part of the game that is too difficult for the average player to pass, then you should also voice your opinion about that, as it would likely make consumers unhappy with the product, therefore reflecting badly on the producer, meaning loss of potential revenue, which they cannot afford.

You may not always be able to work from home, you may be required to go to a video game testing center located near your home, and perform your work there. It all depends on the company's business practices, some will send the games to you via regular mail, and allow you to test them from your home, it varies widely.

When you complete your testing on one game, and turn your feedback in, you will usually receive your paycheck within about a week. Some employers will pay you via PayPal, some direct deposit into your checking account, and some will send you a paper check through the mail, again varying depending on what company you are working for and their standard protocols.


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Dan Enlow, owner of BecomeGameTester.com, has helped different people get their dream job as a video game tester. The site rates and reviews different programs used to become video game testers.

For more information about video game testing check out BecomeGameTester.com .

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