Since the economy started to go down the drain, many good, hardworking people lost their jobs. Most people don’t even know where to look because they are so used to having a job and following the same routine every week. But what if I told you that you can make a lot of money playing video games? No, it is not too good to be true.
Thousands of people like you and I earn my living playing video games. They are called video game testers.
Video game testers are paid to sit at home, or at a test center, and play video games. Yes, this is really a job. Video game companies are constantly working on a new game. It is an endless cycle. So naturally they will need people who can test the games before they release it. This is where the video game tester comes in.
The game tester has to play it thoroughly to make sure everything is working properly. The game tester is always in contact with the company.
Whether they are developers, programmers, designers, the game tester must be in contact with them at all times when testing the game. They do this so that you can exchange information about the game that is currently being tested.
Submitting feedback to game companies is the only “real work” you are likely to do. To be honest, I don’t even consider it a job. It is only part of the game testing. It is important that you know how to clearly explain a situation to the company.
Let’s say you get to a part of a game and all of a sudden everyone who was going to open the game menu, the game froze. You will have to explain what actions you took that caused the game to freeze. As you can see, even the “real job” is not too difficult. But where do you go to find work?
It’s hard to get a job testing video games on your own. But luckily for us, we don’t have to do it alone. There are many people here willing to help. The people in the professional website communities can help you with everything you need to know for the job. Some of these communities request a monthly fee. But you can avoid paying a monthly fee if you find a legitimate community that you only have to pay once.
I signed up for one of these communities and they really helped me start my new career. They had a “Video Game Tester” guide that really helped me understand how the gaming industry works. He also taught me what he would do during the workday.
The best thing about the community is that they have a website with a job listing. I am ALWAYS on this page. They have over 120 game companies listed with jobs for video game testers. Not only that, but they update it daily, adding around 20 new jobs every week. So as you can expect, I am ALWAYS working.