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What are the Requirements to Become a Video Game Tester?

Yes, this job truly does exist. You can get paid to play and test video games all day, every day. It almost sounds too good to be true. However, game testing involves more than just sitting around all day having a great time. There are actually a number of informal requirements you need to satisfy in order to become a professional video game tester. That is because the video game industry is a multi-billion dollar business dependent on careful analysis, planning, and testing. Game developers and their financial backers do not leave things to chance, preferring a more rigorous approach to evaluating the quality and profit-potential of each game shipped.

What Are the Requirements to Become a Video Game Tester?

For starters, you need to be deeply passionate about playing video games. It is one thing to play casually on free afternoons or weekends. It is another thing altogether to play games forty hours a week, day in and day out. Next, you have to have a solid command of the countless technical aspects that go into designing a video game. This does not necessarily mean that you need to be a professional programmer, but you have to understand how to use databases to:
  • Log bugs
  • Organize defects
  • Describe errors
  • Track improvements
If you do not already know basic programming languages and game-specific technical jargon, you might consider completing an associate's degree or higher in some aspect of computer science or information technology. Alternatively, you might want to pursue industry-specific certification in gaming, software, or programming.

Once you have the passion down and the technical aspects covered, the last remaining piece is performance. You must be exceptionally skilled at playing games. Dexterity, patience, intuition, problem-solving, and eye-hand coordination are all important in the game testing industry.

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