There are a lot of people out there who play video games, and a lot of those people have a great passion for it.  A lot of these people get so into the game itself that they decide that there may be a possible career opportunity to work for the company that creates the games.  Many of you have probably seen those ads that say that “you can get paid to play video games” and probably wondered if it was legit or not.  Well as a matter of fact it is legitimate and you can make money from testing / playing video games.  However there is a good amount of requirements that you must meet.  Here is a list of a few of them.

Your Age

The best gamers tend to be in their mid teens, unfortunately a lot of video game companies will not employ anyone under the age of 18 to work at home.  Companies also have to take into consideration that the tax laws are very strict about the general age requirements.  Even Though you may have a great passion for gaming.  The chances of you being employed under the age of 18 are not very likely.  The main reason is because you may have not finished the courses needed in order to allow you to get paid to play.

Education

You are probably wondering, what type of schooling do I need?  You may be a very good gamer, and that is a plus, but most gaming companies will want you to be able to review, judge, and rate the games you play at a very analytical level.  A writing course will definitely help you in this field.  If your goals are to get into some sort of gaming design, that is a different area of expertise.  To be employed as a designer, you must usually complete all programming and design courses at a college level.  You will have to pass these courses with flying colors, because these positions are very competitive.

Experience

Many of you may be able to pass all of this, and make it this far.  The  big dogs in the video game industry will only employ you if you can show previous experience.  So in order to get to this level, you will most likely have to work for a smaller company, or build up a bunch of references.  You can start as a freelance game reviewer, and get them published in offline/online magazines, this will give you a great portfolio for your application.

If you are still interested after reading all of this, and still want to get paid to play video games, don’t be discouraged.  There are still a lot of opportunities that will lend you a helping hand to build your portfolio, one of these options could be a freelance video game tester.  You can find a lot of these jobs by visiting THIS LINK.