Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

So you want to test Video Games? Part 2 – The Downs

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

\'Look at me Dave, I\'m testing a Game!\'In my last post I explained the requirements for game testing and where to look for a job as a game tester. In this post I’ll focus on the Downs to game testing because I think it makes sense to explain the bad stuff before getting into the good parts to the job. Before diving into this post I’ve got another video for you to watch. This is from X-Play and was a feature from a few months ago.

So you want to test Video Games? Part 1 – The Basics

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Watch out Grandma! You\'re about to get Pwned!A few years ago I left my job as a Recording Engineer and started a new life as a Video Game Tester. Everyone that knew me was jealous because I’d be getting paid to play video games. Sounds like a fun job right? Well over the next few posts I’m going to talk about the basic of game testing. But first watch this informative video!