Review: Helpful book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
This is a book that gives some vital tips regarding how to become a games tester. It has a lot of good information and collects together a lot of do’s and don’ts and also gives tips on how to find jobs. It also goes into detail about how to find out your personality types and how to prepare for the interview, for example creating a portfolio and demo reels, and many of the ideas in this book can be used for general job seeking as well as specifically looking for a game testing job.A lot of the information was helpful and it’s great to have it collected in this easy volume. The sections are clearly marked and there’s a nice balance that also gives you an idea of the downsides of the job. I think if you are looking to get into video game testing this is a good guide, although it’s not perfect.I’m based in the UK and much of the salary information and the links provided are only useful for American-based residents. I feel that the book could have used a rewrite as well because much of the language was clunky and the writer obviously didn’t have a clear grasp of the English language. But this isn’t a book that is meant to be read for enjoyment, so while it is a bit distracting it doesn’t actually take away from the content.