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Computer Game Testing
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm
by eThix
Taken out of a thread in QLD section...
-Sam
well my job is to test computer games all day lol
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:25 pm
by BorepYano
eThix wrote:well my job is to test computer games all day lol
get me a job where u work mate!!! lol
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:23 pm
by maggsy
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!
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:45 am
by eThix
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
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:36 am
by mr-charisma
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?
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:10 am
by jakey106
Yeah bloody oath where do you apply at ive been looking at getting into the gaming industry
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:25 am
by BorepYano
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
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:54 am
by eThix
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
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:00 am
by eThix
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.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:19 am
by jakey106
But the next question is do u need any qualification to get the job?
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:37 am
by topao
And whats the pay like?
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:02 am
by eThix
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