Video Game Testing

holy07 · 01-01-2009, 02:10 PM

Hi guys, I'm a 16 year old male high school student living in southeast Detroit, MI, USA. I'm looking for a good job, and I was turned onto video game testing. I understand it'd be best as a summer job, and I was wondering:

Where can I find one?
Is training needed?
What steps do I need to become a tester?

I've been playing games well over 8 years of my life (and I'm not too shabby if I may add) and this would be a wonderful job. Any help on overviewing this field is much appreciated. Thanks guys!

**RockmasteR** · 01-02-2009, 09:09 AM

maybe you think these jobs are lots of fun, maybe they are fun, but don't forget, they are very hard indeed, a game tester not only play games for fun, but he need to see if it has any flows in it, so you need to be a pro, you need to see if the game's engine is good, the graphics are good, no flaws, etc...
it's a JOB!!!

good luck finding one anyway

**Mcninjaguy** · 01-03-2009, 04:36 AM

you have to be extremely patient and very observant.

http://www.indeed.com/q-Tester-l-Michigan-jobs.html

Laurie52 · 01-04-2009, 12:53 PM

Good link....Thanks! I get similar inquiries, so bookmarked it.

Dkoolist1 · 01-10-2009, 05:35 AM

That's wat i was thinkin of as my first job.

peterako · 01-13-2009, 07:34 AM

whats your favorite genre? find a game within that genre and play it EXTENSIVELY. then wright a full review of it and send it here peterako@freemail.com (this email accound its just a shebang so i don't care whats getting in there in case someone tries something)

01-01-2009, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
holy07 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 50 OS: win xp sp2	Video Game Testing Hi guys, I'm a 16 year old male high school student living in southeast Detroit, MI, USA. I'm looking for a good job, and I was turned onto video game testing. I understand it'd be best as a summer job, and I was wondering: Where can I find one? Is training needed? What steps do I need to become a tester? I've been playing games well over 8 years of my life (and I'm not too shabby if I may add) and this would be a wonderful job. Any help on overviewing this field is much appreciated. Thanks guys! __________________ GP Barbarians Rugby 2010 2nd Row, #4

01-02-2009, 09:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 2,962 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video Game Testing maybe you think these jobs are lots of fun, maybe they are fun, but don't forget, they are very hard indeed, a game tester not only play games for fun, but he need to see if it has any flows in it, so you need to be a pro, you need to see if the game's engine is good, the graphics are good, no flaws, etc... it's a JOB!!! good luck finding one anyway __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

01-03-2009, 04:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,355 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video Game Testing you have to be extremely patient and very observant. http://www.indeed.com/q-Tester-l-Michigan-jobs.html __________________ If you have problem, PM me and I'll respond in the thread you made. power-supply-information-selection Nvidia Drivers ATI drivers Direct X

01-04-2009, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Laurie52 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 220 OS: WinXP Home SP2 My System	Re: Video Game Testing Good link....Thanks! I get similar inquiries, so bookmarked it.

01-10-2009, 05:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dkoolist1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: Video Game Testing That's wat i was thinkin of as my first job.

01-13-2009, 07:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
peterako Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 105 OS: winXP professional	Re: Video Game Testing whats your favorite genre? find a game within that genre and play it EXTENSIVELY. then wright a full review of it and send it here peterako@freemail.com (this email accound its just a shebang so i don't care whats getting in there in case someone tries something) __________________ Don't pity the dead, for they feel nothing, they think of nothing. pity the living who loved them, because they are the ones who truly suffer.