The Tester

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Permalink Reply by Rage_Proletaire on November 5, 2009 at 7:55pm

Appropriate way to get on the "inside" of the gaming industry, by starting out as a tester? Or do you mean an appopriate way to showcase the role of the tester, and make the public aware of that position as a viable means to get into the industry?

What channel is this supposed to be featured on? Totally keeping my eyes open for this; have always been curious about that, since the gaming industry is still sort of a nascent thing, as a modern form of entertainment. Always wondered if breaking into the gaming industry is as catch-as-catch-can as it seems (assuming you're lucky enough to live in or near the Silicon Valley region in the first place)...

Geeked.

Permalink Reply by AfroCuban on November 10, 2010 at 2:40pm

I thought the reality show, was, well lame.
It would have been better structured like the apprentice, where they did actual or reasonable facsimiles of crunch time
testing AND bug report writing and regression testing. That would be interesting-er.

:D

GamaSutra has inside info. on gaming. Getting into gaming other than testing is like getting into "the biz" as a screenwriter.
Silicon Valley, sure, but Los Angeles and San Francisco and the Bay Area too. And Austin, TX. Couple of big ones in Virginia: BioWare is one. And Cryptic Studios too I think.

Permalink Reply by AfroCuban on November 10, 2010 at 2:43pm

Getting in as a tester, technical support, customer service is the way to get into a company. Then you meet people, learn what they are using and how they use it and work your ass off making a reel to show to the people you now know or are familiar with.

Testing is short term (6 mos, 9 mos, 1 year, a few weeks) for $10/hour from what I've read. And THAT's in L.A. and the City.
AND it's full time at the time, but sometimes they have swing or graveyard shifts so you can have another job to fall back on after it's over.