Getting into the Video game beta testing industry
Posted on 03.07.11 12:56AM under Video Games
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in the field of video game beta testing? I took a look and discovered a few things. I found out that, it’s not about making a lot of money, it’s surprisingly important how video games tester jobs really are, and it’s unlikely most of us know about what video game beta testing really involves. Do you think this is the right job for you?
You should know that video game beta testing is a very important job. No gaming company would attempt to market a video game if they knew it was full of “bugs” or problems. It would cost them TO much money and destroy their credibility in the very competitive video gaming industry. As a video game beta tester, your main job is to find and submit reports on “bugs” so that they can be fixed before the game goes live.
Some of the bugs you would be looking for would be, but not be limited to..
} Is the game stable enough leave it running while the player goes AFK or Away From Keyboard for long periods of time?
} Are the screne changes smooth?
} Does the game crash when doing really dumb things in game that a player normally wouldn’t do but might play around at?
} Can you get stuck in a spot that you can’t get out of?
These and many more posible problems would be yours to find.
While game beta testing does imply that you get paid to play video games, it’s often not in the way you might imagine. “Game beta testing” and actual “game testers jobs” are two entirely different things. Beta testing games is usually done by volunteers, playing the full version of the game just before it’s release to the public, sometimes playing at home, and for free. In fact they are not being paid to test out the game. This is a completely different job from those experienced by most paid video game testers.
As with any job, once you become more experienced and demonstrate good skills at video game beta testing, the odds will increase that you will be given more demanding and interesting game tester jobs. That means you might also be given some choice in the types of games that you wish to test depending on the company product line.
There are many misconceptions about what video game beta testing actually implies, how much they get paid, and even the type of personality you need to have to succeed in the field.
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