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

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:04:45 +0000

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 [...]

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

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:27:30 +0000

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 [...]

Wait on the Macbook Air

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:39:15 +0000

The Macbook Air is now available through Apple’s website and I have to admit that it does look sleek. The problem I have with the laptop (referred to as the ‘MBA’ by Mac lovers) is that it isn’t meant for everyday laptop users. The $1800 stock MBA unit comes with a 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GBs [...]

Viva Jamaica!

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:25:38 +0000

Recently my fiance and I took a trip with her family to Jamaica. We were there for a week and stayed at the Holiday Inn Montego Bay resort and BOY did we have a lot of fun! The Holiday Inn Montego Bay is an All Inclusive hotel. This means that all of the food, drinks, [...]

Portal Humor

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:50:56 +0000

Portal, a apart of the Orange Box edition of Half Life 2, is a pretty fun game. It’s not a 1st person shooter; it’s a puzzle game. The basic story is that your character is in secret testing facility and is being forced to figure out how to get through a set of rooms using [...]

The Real Cost of a Nintendo Wii

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:09:59 +0000

The Nintendo Wii is a pretty popular game system right now. It’s in such demand that Nintendo can’t even manufacture units quick enough for consumers. My brother stood in line at the crack of dawn to get one a while back and I have to say that it’s a pretty neat piece of machinery. Heck, [...]

Put on those Spock ears and hop into line now!

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:34:36 +0000

Cloverfield is out today but more importantly just before the movie starts there is a new trailer for Star Trek XI. The trailer will be released on Paramount’s Star Trek Site, along with StarTrek.Com on Monday. The casting for Star Trek XI can be found on Wikipedia here.

U-Verse Update

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:27:03 +0000

After I got U-Verse installed the day after Christmas my fiance and I started to notice that shows would freeze for up to 10 minutes, that the picture would become distorted and blocky with pixels, and that the HD stations would have a hard time keeping up with the picture (we’d get colors from past [...]

Interning at a Studio Part 3 - The tips

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:40:46 +0000

So here we are at Part 3. This entire post will be dedicated to tips on how to survive as a recording studio intern. It is important to remember that an intern is part janitor and part concierge service. While both jobs may seem mundane or stupid the both can teach you a lot and [...]

Interning at a Studio Part 2 - The Rules

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:44:40 +0000

There are a lot of rules for what you can not do as an intern. Unfortunately being the ‘low man on the totem pole’ leaves little, if any, actual work that has to do with recording. For the most part an intern is the faceless and nameless person behind the scenes that helps get the [...]