How to become a video game test/QA specialist?
I would really like to know the answer to that question as in like wich classes should I take in high school or college or certain things I should do to have a chance at this.
I live in louisiana and I have never heard of anyone becomeing a game tester from louisiana. I'v also been researching this topic for a while now and I can't get any exact answers.
Is there a game testing lab in Louisiana? Is there a possible way I could send an app to this mythical place?
I'm a junior in high school but before long I'll be out in the real world trying to make a livieng and I'v played games all my life I'm good with perception and am very determined to get any job I do done.
I'v played almost every possible game system ever! I would really like to know how to get a job as a tester. Anyone know the answer to these questions and my dream job?
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For the quick straight answer...
College classes needed... -- NONE --- !!
With that said, it is good to have good communication skills, good team skills, to know about technology and how games are put together. foreign language, etc are all good education to have on your resume and you could use in a game testing position.
I know of hundreds of people hired to be game testers that didn't have any additional college education. 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.
http://powerupgames.com/
So in High School, Take these types of courses. While in High School, consider http://powerupgames.com,/ It has a certification course for Game Testing at a lot cheaper price than a single college course. Try Game testing to see if you like the industry. If you like it, you may want to go onto a 2 year degree or a 4 year degree depending on where you want to be in the industry in 5 years or 10 years. You can always use Game Testing as a summer job to help financially get you through college.
The reason people get more education is that it is becoming competitive to get a game testing position. The better your resume and cover letter and references and portfolio.... the better your chances.
There is no Game Testing Lab in Louisiana that I know of but these 'mythical' places that you talk about do exist. One is http://gameinstinct.com./ It is a Professional Game Testing company that some game publishers and developers use to do their Game Testing. What type of game testing is needed depends a lot on platform. For Example, the amount of configuration needed for a PC Game or a Mobile game is greater than for a console game.
Now lets talk about some other answers you may need to know about...
Let's talk about Location. Some locations in the US have few jobs in the Game Industry.
It is also hard to get a farming job in downtown New York.
The question is, if you can't find a job in your area, are you willing to go to where the jobs are?
So, 1) find the websites that tell you where the publishers are... I think the IGDA website will.
2) Find the Publishers that are in your state.
2a) Contact the Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative... They should know the publishers/developers...
Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative (LDGI) www.ldgi.biz New Orleans Louisiana
If a close publisher will not hire you, you will have to go to the main Video Game Hubs in the US.
Now lets talk about what some people consider to be video game testing....
Stay as home game testing should 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...
Becoming a game tester is do-able but sometimes you need someone to show you the way.
of the people offering help, this will help you avoid SCAMS...
Never pay for a subscription to find a game testing 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...
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.
Have someone in the Game Industry review your resume and cover letter. Get someone who was a game tester or even better, someone who has hired game testers.
If you want help completing the above steps, please investigate our Training at PowerUpGames.com
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Your best bet would be to find out where the nearest game development company is and inquire as to whether or not they're hiring QA testers. Most developers do their testing in-house... they don't farm it out to a "testing lab".
Volition, Inc. is local to me... they regularly advertise for QA testers. Really the only qualification is a high school diploma and the ability to take copious, clear notes.
Be warned, though. QA testing does not mean you get paid to play video games. Most times, you get paid to play a certain part of the SAME video game... over, and over, and over. The hours are long, you're expected to work however long it takes to meet your deadline, the pay isn't especially great, and by the end of it, you'll probably never want to look at the game you've tested ever again.
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