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Is becomming a game tester from your home possible?

In this Blog i talk about how i feel about this being able to be a paid game tester from the comfort of your own home. is it a reality?

Andrew Davis, Blogger

March 23, 2011

3 Min Read
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Honestly let's put all the information straight out on the table and exploit this "possible reality." When one has the life to become a QA Tester in the gamming industry, but doesn't live near any gamming companies what should one do? The internet seems like our ideal location to find maybe something that could possibly help us on our quest in landing our dream job. You read about all the different website opportunities that cannot get away from the "do you want to get paid for playing video games from the comfort of your home?" Now lets take that one phrase. Is it honestly possible to obtain an actual QA Testing job from the comfort of your home? I have paid for a service after reviewing numerous sites saying the exact same thing. After the purchase was made i found out that it is not possible to obtain this type of job without showing up at a game company for an interview. Now one must understand that to be hired one must be interviewed right? Most of the companies require that the applicant must work on site. Now if there was ever a real possible way one could aquire this type of position then why wouldn't every gamer try and obtain this position? I have read and done enough research to fully understand how words can be wildly stretched. Maybe if this could become more of a reality then most would find ways to do their best in a QA Testers position.

Now lets ask a question? Is the research conducted and given in this supplement accurate? According to most companies in the game industry it's true. Now from the sources searched no possible ways were found to even get a maybe in the chances of becomming a QA Tester from the comfort of your home. Now the number of gamers today are astronaumical its almost impossible to really dig down and find out how many men,women,and children(even teens) that play video games. Let's be honest video games are even a family tradition in some homes. And most game companies don't reside everywhere. So having to possibly commute or relocate to obtain a gamers job is very difficult for alot and a real heartbreaking feeling for most. If the game industry had given a window of opportunity to the ones seeking this possible "dream job," then why couldn't it become a reality?

Allow the thoughts one would have after finding this information to possibly see things the way they are, then why couldn't the people do something about this? Well honestly we can't. It's up to the game developers to allow this. The possibility of a game company sending their games to their off-site testers can be a reality and sending them a paycheck as well would allow the company to expand their company and views from more than their location town or city. but to the whole country.

Is the job that this supplement is talking about the right one? Is there really gamers that get paid to stay home and test video games for a living? While at the same time still getting paid? Is the information written not about a QA Tester, but another possible job title? If so, write or comment this and allow others obtain the knowledge as well. We are all in this together so let's help one another in finding out how to achieve our life long dreams and goals. All comments and writtings send back good or bad are completely welcome. Let's figure this out and get the truth. Maybe the game industry will listen and decide to do something.

GOD BLESS GAMERS,  DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOU CANNOT FAIL. DON'T BE AFFRAID OF BEING KNOCKED DOWN! WE LEARN MORE GETTING BACK UP TO BECOME STRONGER MINDED. NOW LET'S DO WHAT WE DO BEST! GAME ON!

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