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Winnie
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K-Man said:

lukeclem1 said: why Insomniac Games??

Due to my impressions on Resistance 1 and buying a REAL console (besides 360) i was inspired to revolve my life around video games. Want to do character/background design mostly. Anyway after playing Resistance 1 and a few Ratchet and Clank games, i knew Insomniac would be a great place to work for. So now i'm working hard as a drawer and hoping that i can become a part of the company one day. And the company is located in California as well.



Have you seen their recruitment video? Who wouldn't want to work at Insomniac after seeing that? xD

And I don't see how bug finding could be boring. It'd be like a treasure hunt. :]
5 days ago
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S0NY
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It really depends on the individual.
Personally, I wouldn't mind looking for bugs, etc.
5 days ago
I currently own 105 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 1 European (also Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD game...TOTAL = 118
SiR409
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It means playing the same game, the same level, again and again and again, and pushing to every corner of every map, every spot, every nook and cranny, TRYING to break something. It's tedious, repetitive, and would have the majority of people bored to tears after a single session.
5 days ago
Wollongong
topher
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wutang01 said: If all you're doing is testing games, wouldn't that make you sick of the games? Like, you're not playing them to enjoy it ... you're playing them to find problems.
Like, let's say KFC or Subway. If you work there, you wouldn't eat their food ... you'd probably hate it ... right?



not really, i worked at kfc when i was 15 and loved working close shift so i could smash down all that free kfc
5 days ago
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NAM187
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topher said: i worked at kfc when i was 15 and loved working close shift so i could smash down all that free kfc


hahaha sounds like me when i was a youngster working a macca's 3\4 pounder mcchickens never got old
5 days ago
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stublu
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i would love to work as a game tester, it will never happen though
5 days ago
the vines,WA
mickyt888
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yeh it would be boring as well but what job isn't? lol
5 days ago
Melbourne
S0NY
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Pr0no movie stunt double.
5 days ago
I currently own 105 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 1 European (also Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD game...TOTAL = 118
K-Man
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Winnie said: Have you seen their recruitment video? Who wouldn't want to work at Insomniac after seeing that? xD

And I don't see how bug finding could be boring. It'd be like a treasure hunt. :]

Hell yeah i saw that vid. Got me even more excited to work for them one day.
5 days ago
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Loupek
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check out this site

www.gamasutra.com

plenty of game-related jobs and a resume upload area

in fact insomniac are currently looking for a QA tester

jobs.gamasutra.com/

10 bucks (US) an hour is pretty **** in my opinion, i mean your working 60+ hours a weeks so you end up making plenty of money, but i guess its just an experience more than anything

Gamasutra is also a good way to get an idea of some unannounced products that may be headed our way soon
5 days ago
Canberra, ACT
mickyt888
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Loupek said: check out this site

www.gamasutra.com

plenty of game-related jobs and a resume upload area

in fact insomniac are currently looking for a QA tester

jobs.gamasutra.com/

10 bucks (US) an hour is pretty **** in my opinion, i mean your working 60+ hours a weeks so you end up making plenty of money, but i guess its just an experience more than anything

Gamasutra is also a good way to get an idea of some unannounced products that may be headed our way soon



darn its on site:( i would have done this offsite for a start would have looked so good on resume

here is my question i can't find one job like this in melbourne.....

and offsite looks impossible.
5 days ago
Melbourne
Loupek
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yeah, most of the tester job would be in the US, theres a senior dev job in sydney....

i'd imagine offsite would be impossible for most of the testing work, i doubt youd find many people want to risk having their work possibly released into the public domain (by accident or otherwise)
5 days ago
Canberra, ACT
mickyt888
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yeh true gonna be hard to find a job for me...
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Melbourne
S0NY
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WORD~




4 days ago
I currently own 105 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games, 1 European (also Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD game...TOTAL = 118
stax28
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how do you get in touch with someone who can provide info to get a job like this???
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