Can You Really Get Paid To Test Video Games?

Among the flurry of get rich quick schemes and offers on the internet,
you might find one telling you that you can "get paid to be a video
game tester." Although a first you might reject this offer, wondering
how in the world it is possible to get paid for sitting around all day
in playing video games. In the end, you probably end up close in web
page in a second of unbelief.



I don't blame you for not believe in that you can get paid to play
video games. After all, the vast majority of these supposedly "easy
money" offers are scams. But this one isn't. Companies really do need
you to play video games for them - and for good reasons too!



First of all, companies want to know that their game is exciting and
fun to play. Video game companies know that a boring game will never
sell well. They need some people that have played a few of before to
analyze their game by playing it a couple times. That way, they can
improve their game and avoid creating a boring game altogether by
having people test it first before they release it.



Companies also want to get feedback on their new games. Being a video
game tester doesn't mean only sitting around and playing games. You
have to give the video game companies feedback on their new game that
you have just tested. Usually, this will be in the form of a survey
that you fill out after playing the game, with questions like how fun
the game was, how exciting the game was, how you liked the graphics,
etc.



How much do video game companies usually pay to have their games
tested? It varies a lot depending on the company, the importance of the
game to the company, how much time you spend on the game that you are
testing, and how long the follow up survey is. Normally, however,
companies usually pay between $9 and all the way up to $80 for a single
game testing.



Now, who can apply to be a video game tester? The answer is anybody
that is 15 years old and up. It's also good to have a little video game
experience so that you will know the basics of playing before you
start. You don't want to jump into the job cold.



This concludes this article. What now? You should go and learn more
about video game testing so that you know how to start. There is an
eBook on this that I highly recommend you check out. You can download
it here: "The eBook Guide To Video Game Testing."
http://www.kfzy.com/VideoGameTesting

About the author:


Keith Gilbert is an affiliate of the "Video Game Testers Guide" eBook, which you can download at http://www.kfzy.com/VideoGameTesting

(http://www.kfzy.com/VideoGameTesting)



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