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Posted by: cortana 5
MGS has a ton of entry-level positions. Even getting a QA job for any kind of software is good. Just build up your experience.

But let me warn you. This isn't a job where you "test" the game, say it's of good quality, then go home. You will go insane after jumping on a platform for two hours, trying to reproduce a very destructive bug. A game's music will run through your head as you sleep. During crunch, you will work well over 40 hours a week, with little sleep.

QA can really suck.


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  • 06.20.2012 10:18 PM PDT
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Play testing is fun and usually there isn't much asked of you besides to play through the game and give feedback, but strict testing is much different from playtest. In testing your job is to break the game, software, etc that you are using. You are usually given a list of tasks on what to do, and you must go beyond that and break it. You report on everything that can go wrong and keep an eye out for everything.

There are a few programs online in which you can participate in strict testing like this without having to move out to a location, but they are rare and unpaid. You should keep an eye out for these opportunities and even search for them if you want to gain testing experience.

  • 06.21.2012 6:11 PM PDT

If you'd like to read a book on testing philosophy and methodology, I'd highly recommend Cem Kaner's Testing Computer Software. The book is a great resource, and familiarity with test practices and terminology can go a long way towards getting your foot in the door. While the book doesn't talk about games at all, the material is still very relevant to the work professional game testers do.

  • 06.21.2012 6:32 PM PDT

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This might be a stupid question but here we go, if you test games for
Microsoft Playtest or Microsoft Game Studios Beta Program would that count towards the two years of experience? I only ask that because on those programs you don't get paid.

  • 06.21.2012 7:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: RocketMoose
If you'd like to read a book on testing philosophy and methodology, I'd highly recommend Cem Kaner's Testing Computer Software. The book is a great resource, and familiarity with test practices and terminology can go a long way towards getting your foot in the door. While the book doesn't talk about games at all, the material is still very relevant to the work professional game testers do.


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  • 06.22.2012 1:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: defnop552
>>Microsoft Game Studios Beta Program<<
Sweet! I will check out lots of these posts. Thanks for the help.

  • 06.22.2012 4:55 AM PDT

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