| Did you know you can get paid to test games? | | | | Companies also want to get feedback on their |
| Among the flurry of get rich quick schemes and | | | | new games. Being a video game tester doesn't |
| offers on the internet, you might find one telling | | | | mean only sitting around and playing games. You |
| you that you can "get paid to be a video game | | | | have to give the video game companies feedback |
| tester." Although a first you might reject this | | | | on their new game that you have just tested. |
| offer, wondering how in the world it is possible to | | | | Usually, this will be in the form of a survey that |
| get paid for sitting around all day in playing video | | | | you fill out after playing the game, with questions |
| games. In the end, you probably end up close in | | | | like how fun the game was, how exciting the |
| web page in a second of unbelief. | | | | game was, how you liked the graphics, etc. |
| I don't blame you for not believe in that you can | | | | How much do video game companies usually pay |
| get paid to play video games. After all, the vast | | | | to have their games tested? It varies a lot |
| majority of these supposedly "easy money" | | | | depending on the company, the importance of the |
| offers are scams. But this one isn't. Companies | | | | game to the company, how much time you |
| really do need you to play video games for them | | | | spend on the game that you are testing, and how |
| - and for good reasons too! | | | | long the follow up survey is. Normally, however, |
| First of all, companies want to know that their | | | | companies usually pay between $9 and all the |
| game is exciting and fun to play. Video game | | | | way up to $80 for a single game testing. |
| companies know that a boring game will never sell | | | | Now, who can apply to be a video game |
| well. They need some people that have played a | | | | tester? The answer is anybody that is 15 years |
| few of before to analyze their game by playing it | | | | old and up. It's also good to have a little video |
| a couple times. That way, they can improve | | | | game experience so that you will know the basics |
| their game and avoid creating a boring game | | | | of playing before you start. You don't want to |
| altogether by having people test it first before | | | | jump into the job cold. |
| they release it. | | | | |