Game Tester

Despite the allure of the job title, video game tester jobs are no different than any others. They can bore you to tears. For an ardent gamer who enjoys the competitive thrill of playing these incredible games, having a job as a game tester sounds like dying and going to heaven; fun all day long, and for pay! Many with jobs as video game testers enjoy their work; but they know that the career is not suitable for everyone. It takes a certain special mindset.

When you’re playing video games, it’s exciting. You’re in control. You’re pitting your intelligence and speed against a virtual enemy. It can be heart-pounding fun. It sounds glamorous to be able to play these amazing games for a living; but it’s really just a job, and can be extremely tiring. When you’re gaming for fun, you’re in charge. You play when you want to. When you get bored, you do something else. Not so with video game tester jobs. You’ll be playing the same game over and over again, not for fun, but to find bugs in the game so they can be corrected. After a while, it’s not fun-it’s work.

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We all know that anyone can become a video game tester. The question is: can you be one from the comfort of your own home?

Many people would have you believe that you can’t get video game tester jobs at home. Some would say that the only way to be a tester is to apply for a job with a game developer and hope that you get assigned to a “testing” position. Others will say that you have to go specifically to testing centers in order to get a testing job. Which group is right? Well, they are both right and they are both wrong. Although those two methods will work in getting a video game tester job, they are not the “only” methods of getting one. The other method is, of course, being a game tester from home.

Yes, contrary to what you may have heard, you can actually be a video game tester from the comfort of your home. However, the downside is that there aren’t as many options for a home tester as there are for other testers. Though the job market may be plentiful for many game testers, it is a bit more barren for home testers. Is that to say a home video game tester will have great difficulty finding a job? No, not at all. It only means that they must try harder and look for gaming companies and developers that are actually open to home testing.

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