Video Game Tester Requirements

[Robin Caviezel]

1. You should be 18 years and above: You are required to be at least
18 years of age before you can be allowed to perform a game testing
task. Sometimes the 18 years minimum age requirement varies. Some
testing firms also accept individuals that are 15 years and above, you
just need to check the age preference at their advert.
2. You are required to have a professional resume: You are required to
have a professional resume. This is not all about having any resume
but a resume that contains your gaming experience. The more number of
years experience you have in game testing the more you increase your
chances of getting the testing job.
3. You must own or know how to play video games like consoles,
computers or others: when you are called for interview, you will be
asked such questions like; how many consoles do you own, how many
years have you being playing video games, what types of games do you
play, and what are the game titles you've played. As you can see, if
you can't play video games, then there's absolutely no way you can be
able to test games.
4. You must have a PC: this depends on the type of games you are going
to test. If it's a computer game that you will be assigned to test,
you are required to own a computer. Owing a pc can be waived for
certain set of individuals, especially if you would be allowed to test
at the firm's testing room.
5. You must have an experience in testing video games: this is by far
the most important aspect of the requirements for a game tester.
Having experience about testing games doesn't relay on how many
consoles or years you've been playing but it depends on your ability
to work with consoles and be able to detect bugs in them. The best way
to acquire experience is to test small games for the web. Another good
way to build your experience is to test video games that are developed
to aid intending testers. As a video game tester, your main job is to
detect bugs and report them. So by testing video games that are made
exclusively for testers to learn how to detect bugs and do-it-yourself
practice kit made exclusively for learners, you are going to build
your own experience and use it to apply to this job.