Friday, October 31, 2008 

Video Game Career? The Future?

Your desire to build your future in the video game industry is possible when you begin finding video game tester jobs that give you the right career to build that future. Whether, you spend hours playing games, or you are interested in all that it takes to develop a console game you can build your future when you begin as a tester. Choosing a career in the game industry may be where you want your future to take you so finding the right way to build that future is important. This career can be the building block that builds your future in the video game industry.

Before the massive games of today the developers of these marvels would be the actually testers as well. However, with the complexity and detail of today's games many testers may be needed for just one game Due to this high demand video game testers are needed for quality assurance, gaining the experience as a game tester will give you the first building block you need to build that future with a career in computer/console game development. There are many careers available in the video game industry such as programmers, artists, game designers and producers. If this careers interest you then gaining experience in video game tester jobs is the first building block you need because most of these careers require some experience.

A new computer game takes from 1 to 3 years to fully develop. The tester doesn't come into the project until the game is almost completed. The reason for that is because there is nothing to test until the game is almost finished. Some of the responsibilities that you will be responsible for when you are searching for video game tester jobs include, testing the durability of the game disc, playing the game to find errors and record all the errors, glitches, logic and level bugs you find. Once it has been recorded that the errors have been fixed the video tester goes back and verifies that the errors are no longer there.

Quality assurance is the name of the game in the video game industry without that the video game will not be successful or maybe even playable. As a video game tester you will be a part in making sure future video and computer games have the highest quality available. When the deadlines approach for the new video game you are testing you may begin to feel the crunch of time. That is exactly what a deadline in the console game industry is called it's crunch time, and during that time testers may be included to generously help make sure the video game is at it's highest quality. If you have dreamed of a future in the industry than video game testing could be just the right building block to that future you have always dreamed of so choose from the many of these jobs available to you to build that future.

Mikey Simms - has been not only playing video games for many years but has also built several toy and video game sites including the hot Video Game Tester site. If you are even remotely interested in getting involved in the gaming industry as a tester or beta tester visit this site, http://www.video-game-tester.org

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The Dangers of Online Video Games

A buddy of mine plays a popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) nearly 24/7. He's been doing this for over a year. During this time he's gained weight, his grades have fallen significantly, and his social life is in ruins.

His justification is that he's developing meaningful relationships on the internet with people from all over the world. He would argue that the relationships he's developing in his virtual world will help him deal with people in real life. But are those online relationships real?

I would argue that they are not. Will his virtual friends be there for him when his car breaks down and he needs a ride at 1 A.M.? Will his virtual friends go out with him for a burger and a drink on Friday nights? Is his virtual girlfriend really anything deeper than a glorified pen pal?

What about his relationships with women? Part of developing your personality and character involves social interaction with members of the opposite sex. People need to date, fall in love, and have their hearts broken. This process enables both men and woman to mature and to figure out what their likes and dislikes are. You need to learn through experience what types of people you're compatible with.

Some gamers would argue that the people that lock themselves in their rooms and play games 24/7 are a small minority. They would argue that most gamers limit themselves to playing only a few hours a week and that they lead rich lives outside of their game worlds. They would state that those addicted to MMORPG's are a small minority.

But is that really the truth? MMORPG's are designed to reward people for investing time into the game. Playing more enables them to rise to higher levels and gain better equipment. At the highest levels "Raids" take place where groups of players attempt to take out high level boss monsters. These raids can take many hours to complete.

There was a popular story published recently about a group of Final Fantasy Online players that spent 18 hours attempting to defeat a boss monster. They finally gave up when members of the group began to get physically ill in real life. Eighteen hours of playing a game non-stop! Does that sound healthy to you?

Players in most MMORPG's must devote significant amounts of time to rise to the highest levels. Imagine if you spent all of those hours learning a skill, or studying for a degree? I know someone that spent over 700 hours in six months playing an MMORPG. That's over 29 DAYS of playing a video game. Imagine if he'd spent those 700 hours playing a musical instrument, learning a programming language, or writing a novel? There are a lot of very worthwhile skills that you could master if you spent 700 hours doing them.

My advice to young people would be to stay away from online games that require huge investments of time in order to accomplish anything worthwhile in the game. Instead use that time to better yourself and enrich your life. Get out there and meet interesting people, develop a rich social life, and date!

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