Your Questions About Game Testing Jobs Online

games tester answers:

There is no such “job” for people your age AND online. When a video game developer does a beta test, those individuals are NOT paid. If you want that kind of job and get paid, you need to go to college first.

games tester answers:

If he is looking for a job Game Testing for money he is going to need to be 18. Labor laws prohibit people under the age of 18 from working the kind of hours required by a video game tester.

If he is looking for a job beta testing games for free, signing up for different closed betas would be beneficial and playing a lot of games on a PC. Usually these beta testing positions are mostly for MMORPG’s or FPS that require a large number of people for online play.

Once he turns 18 then I would look on monster.com for a temp agency that is hiring for video game testers. This will allow him to get into a position with no experience.

For programs to know if you want a head start, I would look into bug tracking software such as Filemaker Pro or Bugzilla which is free. Many companies use programs like this for writing and entering bugs into a database that is easily accessible to developers and publishers.

However I would say that without a high school diploma the chance at becoming a game tester is pretty much nil.

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In my opinion, Stay as home game testing shoudl be considered an Urban Legend. Winning the lottery would be easier than finding this as real employment. If it was real, what percentage of the US or world population would like this as a job or career? 40% or more? How many billion people is that…

With that said..
Here is what I know.

If you are younger than 14, hiring minor laws will keep you working for anyone but family and friends.

If you are under 18, only the developers and publishers that do NOT require a NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement) will consider you.

Never pay for a subscription to find a job. They are usually scams. To see if they are…
Email them and see how long takes them to respond to a specific question.
Make sure you get 2-3 phone numbers of people who have been with them for 6 months or more
and call them to see if they think it was worth it. Ask these people 2-3 specific questions about what they got for the money, how helpful was the staff, what jobs they applied for etc…

The only Game testing from home I know of consists of playing games where the game currency can be converted into real currency like http://www.anno1777.com/index.php?i=7849…
I have never tried it but why would a company have to pay you to play their game.
I bet they hope for you to pay for items more than the currency you make… Like gambling casinos.

You can also seek beta testing gigs where you get a copy of the software or promotional items you can sell on ebay. Just use Google and sign up for the beta programs.

There are also usability studies… The most famous is here http://www.microsoft.com/playtest/defaul… Again, they may pay you or give you something,
you usually have to travel to where they are.

Here is Nintendo info on getting hired…
Www.nintendo.com/corp/tester.jsp info on getting hired with Nintendo.

I have helped over 1000 people get into the industry through becoming a video game tester.
I developed training and education for people to become video game testers.
It has been made into online self paced training on the PowerUp Games Website.
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To increase your chances of getting a career game testing position…
Become familiar with what game testing is, terminology, etc and build out a good cover letter and resume.

Get some good experience and be able to talk about what you did in with the knowledge and terminology you have learned about Game Testing.

Become familiar with the basics of game testing so after you land a position, you can keep it.
(there are some companies that will hire 10 game testers knowing that after 2-3 days, they will know the best of the group and will lay off the rest. It is cheaper than doing a deep interview process)

Remember, there will be several hundred people applying to any game testing position and you have to get your resume to the top for a phone interview and past the face to face interview so you can get the position and show that you know what it is and that you know what you need to do to become a Game tester.

If you want help completing the above steps, please investigate our Training at PowerUpGames.com

games tester answers:

Ask one of the guys at http://www.grownmangames.com. Somebody should know.

games tester answers:

You’ll either have to get offered a position by a video game company or register for one of the game testing sites (for a fee) that they take their jobs to like this:

http://tinyurl.com/MyGameTestingJob

The site above is the one I use, I made about $3500 in the first 3 months (September – November 2009). Late fall is a huge testing season as they get ready for the holidays.

Otherwise, you can always get in on open betas, but those aren’t really “jobs”. You won’t get paid a salary, but you might get prizes for being a good tester (finding a lot of bugs, accurate reporting, etc.). Good luck!