Computer Game Testing

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm

Taken out of a thread in QLD section...
-Sam

well my job is to test computer games all day lol

Post by **BorepYano** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:25 pm

eThix wrote:well my job is to test computer games all day lol

get me a job where u work mate!!! lol

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:23 pm

BorepYano wrote:
eThix wrote:well my job is to test computer games all day lol
get me a job where u work mate!!! lol

me too

that wouldn't even feel like a job!

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:45 am

maggsy wrote:
BorepYano wrote:
eThix wrote:well my job is to test computer games all day lol
get me a job where u work mate!!! lol
me too

that wouldn't even feel like a job!

lol trust me it can! just think the same game for 6 months............ all day lol i've finished the new spyro game (not out yet) more times i can remmber.... but the job is very very easy

sit down in air con all day lol and free net

i'm pretty sure any one can get a job like mine, just apply if you really want LOL

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:36 am

6 months playing the same game 8 hours a day!???

to me it sounds more like a bizzare social experiment rather than game testing, to see how long you can play Spyro before you go completely mental ... I don't know how I would cope with that, it'd get so boring & tedious after a while .. but then again, so do most jobs...

Need some more info on where to apply

Do you just have to report bugs in the game when you find them?

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:10 am

Yeah bloody oath where do you apply at ive been looking at getting into the gaming industry

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:25 am

lol thanx for moving this sam

abd yeah jason where do i apply? tell us tell us tell us!!

there's going to be half a dozen ftos at your work carpark if we had our ways lol. we can have a meet up everyday lol

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:54 am

bahhahaha guys guys guys

ok i can't really help you get jobs but you can call up THQ australia and ask to apply for a QA position (QA quality assurance)
here is the site
http://www.thqstudioaustralia.com/

Yang the best thing about working in games industry is FREE BEER EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!!!! yay

i work at a company called Halfbrick. (small company about 30 people)
we don't need any QA cause i'm the only one ahhahahah but we work with THQ and they are always looking for more QA

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:00 am

mr-charisma wrote:6 months playing the same game 8 hours a day!??? to me it sounds more like a bizzare social experiment rather than game testing, to see how long you can play Spyro before you go completely mental ... I don't know how I would cope with that, it'd get so boring & tedious after a while .. but then again, so do most jobs...

Need some more info on where to apply Do you just have to report bugs in the game when you find them?

Yeah its still pretty much a job but you can still have fun. i get to listen to music all day and if i want a brake i go get a coffee and look on the net

but yeah the main job is to brake the game, once done you enter bugs into a program, then depending who is lead, they will send them off to a programmer to fix the bug, then once they have fixed the bug you check it and try brake it again

most of the time though QA is just a postion to get into the games industry to then become a level builder or desinger etc.

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:19 am

But the next question is do u need any qualification to get the job?

topao · Post by **topao** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:37 am

And whats the pay like?

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:02 am

jakey106 wrote:But the next question is do u need any qualification to get the job?

well i left school in year 11, and qa was my frist job lol but you need to know how to spell and use execl and sh*t like that pretty simple.

the pay depends on how good you are and how many years you done it. it can be between 30 - 55k a year