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I know a guy at my gym works for Nintendo.

Occupation: Game Tester

to test the games before they go on sale to check for bugs (beta testing), over all game fuctionalities and how well the game is.

Yeaahhhh!!!

Actually, I used to think so too, but my mate said it's actually quite boring. He's at uni but has registered for some list where reps contact him occasionally to ask him to beta test something from small up and coming games developers. The big developers get their legions of fans who are more than happy to download the beta version of their next-to-be-release hit and beta test the crap out of it for free. ie., Blizzard.

Usually my mate only tests a part of the game, and he is meant to go through all the functions of the game methodically in a particular scenario, etc. It is more efficient at testing the game than playing it through as you normally would, but makes it quite repetitive and boring. There are heaps of times when you finish a game without ever using or even knowing about certain items/weapons/places but the developers want to know that you can do everything and won't crash the game.

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Actually, I used to think so too, but my mate said it's actually quite boring. He's at uni but has registered for some list where reps contact him occasionally to ask him to beta test something from small up and coming games developers. The big developers get their legions of fans who are more than happy to download the beta version of their next-to-be-release hit and beta test the crap out of it for free. ie., Blizzard.

Usually my mate only tests a part of the game, and he is meant to go through all the functions of the game methodically in a particular scenario, etc. It is more efficient at testing the game than playing it through as you normally would, but makes it quite repetitive and boring. There are heaps of times when you finish a game without ever using or even knowing about certain items/weapons/places but the developers want to know that you can do everything and won't crash the game.

I see, so its not all fun and games after all LOL!

I see where ya coming from, but I guess it beats doing a pain in the ass job. LOL!

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90% of SAU Vic work in I.T

I however, am an industrial electrician

hehehehe... Looks like i fit in this category.

2.5 years Helpdesk/Computer Systems Engineer - I help with computer problems..... User problems :(

Pearl White R34 4 door - Auto - Non turbo - GT-T Wheels - Extractors - Everything else standard

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hehehehe... Looks like i fit in this category.

2.5 years Helpdesk/Computer Systems Engineer - I help with computer problems..... User problems :D

Pearl White R34 4 door - Auto - Non turbo - GT-T Wheels - Extractors - Everything else standard

Yep, me too. 15 years doing financial software systems development. Started off in Smalltalk, moved to Java in 1999.

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