Playing video games is a passion for many people. Sometimes, it becomes an obsession. This obsession can be used to earn a living also! By becoming a video game tester, you can fulfil your passion for the games, and at the same time make a living for yourself! There are several online sites that give information on openings for a video game tester. Many of these positions are of freelancing type.
As I said earlier, passion for playing video games is the first criteria. There are specialised companies that are dedicated for testing only one particular game. If you are interested to play that game, you can approach the company and let them know your choice. It’s very simple!
You just need to send your application and the field of interest. After verifying your application, the company will send you the games that are to be tested. All you need to do is play and give them a list of bugs that you encounter while playing the game. In return you get paid for it!
Video game testers are paid on an hourly basis. The pay can be between $20-even may go up to $90 per hour! This means that you can earn around $3800-$8000 or more for 8 hours of daily work, 5 days a week! Amazing right!
You may have the question that why would any company engage outside people and pay so much when it has got its own programmers. Programmers cannot detect the bugs during the manufacture of the product. That is the reason why companies want to engage freelancing people for game testing. It is a lucrative offer for people who are not well educated but still want to earn decent money.