Oh, man. This is hilarious. San Diego is where Sony Online's offices are, so the"grad prize" reward is a bottom-of-the-scale job on a temp contract position, probably playing Free Realms.
I've applied for testing and tech support jobs several times. Never got any.
Well, obviously there's going to be a "get drunk and start playing games!" challenge. Which, to be fair, is a skill that a good tester should have.
Now, a better test would be to hand them a copy of War and Peace and say "We've inserted five typos at random points in this book. First one to find them all wins!"
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Well, obviously there's going to be a "get drunk and start playing games!" challenge. Which, to be fair, is a skill that a good tester should have.
Now, a better test would be to hand them a copy of War and Peace and say "We've inserted five typos at random points in this book. First one to find them all wins!"
The person who deserves to win will be the one who grabs all of the books and dumps all but one copy into the nearest toilet, and then goes into hiding until he's found the typos.
Alternatively, he could pretend to be someone else, get the person who inserted the typos really drunk, and then ask him what they are.
I'm not sure who exactly they are targeting. Their core audience certainly isn't 15 years old, and anyone over 18 is going to know that Q & A testing is usually a pretty low paid job ...
Still to be honest if I was in my early 20's just done university, or in a dead end job, I'd go for this. I mean why not? At the very least you'll probaly get set up with accomodations in cali ...
edit: the much older and wiser me laughs though at the poor sucker that "wins" this "prize"
Well, obviously there's going to be a "get drunk and start playing games!" challenge. Which, to be fair, is a skill that a good tester should have.
Now, a better test would be to hand them a copy of War and Peace and say "We've inserted five typos at random points in this book. First one to find them all wins!"
I hope they do have a drunken gaming event, without, it's just not true gaming.
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I'm not sure who exactly they are targeting. Their core audience certainly isn't 15 years old, and anyone over 18 is going to know that Q & A testing is usually a pretty low paid job ...
Still to be honest if I was in my early 20's just done university, or in a dead end job, I'd go for this. I mean why not? At the very least you'll probaly get set up with accomodations in cali ...
edit: the much older and wiser me laughs though at the poor sucker that "wins" this "prize"
They're targeting the uninformed "bro" gamers who don't know what they're getting themselves into.
I am now signed up and will be finishing my application once I put together a video resume.
If I get in, it will at least be entertaining to be a part of it. If not, I lose nothing.
Hopefully they have it setup so that signing up for the contest isn't the same thing as signing the contract. If that's the case, and the actual signing happens after you've won, you should pretend like you're going to sign and then tell them to fuck off and walk away.
I am now signed up and will be finishing my application once I put together a video resume.
If I get in, it will at least be entertaining to be a part of it. If not, I lose nothing.
Hopefully they have it setup so that signing up for the contest isn't the same thing as signing the contract. If that's the case, and the actual signing happens after you've won, you should pretend like you're going to sign and then tell them to fuck off and walk away.
Gametesting may not be the greatest job in the world, but it beats being unemployed. It's also something I've done before and enjoyed (Granted that was for Microsoft, and I tended to work on higher profile projects with a better-than-average class of people).
At this point, unless I can leverage a reality show and a couple of independent film roles into a lucrative acting career, I'll take what I can get. Hell, even McDonald's isn't hiring right now.
I hope one of the challenges is tightening up the graphics in level 6.
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Although below the state average of 12.1%, the reported unemployment rate in San Diego, California* is still ~10.3%. In spite of the superiority complex permeating youth culture, there are still plenty of people that believe 'shoveling horse manure' beats starving and being broke. However, I doubt the contest is really looking for mature, competent go-getters that want in on the ground floor and are willing to work for it.
Hopefully, Henroid is wrong, as there's enough BS in finding work these days.
So this is entirely playing up to the idea that games testing is a cushy job for people who just sit around playing games all day? And they're looking for the best of the best gamers players to tear these games apart and test them for fun?
Excuse me one second, I believe this is what it feels like to simultaneously experience a seizure, an aneyurism and AIDS.
edit: gamers play games, sam.
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Here's my entry. What do you think?
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So I see that Sony's marketing still has its fair share of morons.
Eh, I actually don't blame this one on Sony's marketing. Or Sony. Really the thing that's at fault here is the fascination with reality TV shows where the winner will be given some sort of job. I mean, hell, even I watched one of those kinds of shows (The Next Iron Chef, I liked that competition a lot :oops: ).
Then again, I have heard time and time again that QA positions are temp contract jobs, and if Sony isn't being forthcoming on that, shame on them. If they've created some super contract for the purpose of this show though, hey, that's actually alright. It puts one person out of the 10-ish% of unemployed people into work! Or maybe they have a job already.
Hey don't knock it. Top Chef, Next Iron Chef, and Hell's Kitchen are awesome programs...all for distinctly different reasons.
I'm not sure why Sony is wasting the money on this though.
We must admit, we preferred the working titles: Who Wants to be Slave Labour and So You Think You Can Survive on Minimum Wage. At least they threw out The Price is Right at the very beginning.
OK, I liked that one.
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So this is entirely playing up to the idea that games testing is a cushy job for people who just sit around playing games all day? And they're looking for the best of the best games players to tear these games apart and test them for fun?
Excuse me one second, I believe this is what it feels like to simultaneously experience a seizure, an aneyurism and AIDS.
I just passed this onto our QA department.
Half are laughing like men possessed, the rest seem to have had a stroke brought about from exposure to the very concept.
It would have made far FAR more sense to give the winner a position in marketing (as unbreakable suggested) or PR ... get to fly around the globe to Sony marketing events, stuff like that.
This prize though as a tester .... it's just so made of fail.
So this is entirely playing up to the idea that games testing is a cushy job for people who just sit around playing games all day? And they're looking for the best of the best games players to tear these games apart and test them for fun?
Excuse me one second, I believe this is what it feels like to simultaneously experience a seizure, an aneyurism and AIDS.
I just passed this onto our QA department.
Half are laughing like men possessed, the rest seem to have had a stroke brought about from exposure to the very concept.
You should see what they think of the late 90's Australian kids tv show "Crash Zone" based around a group of streetwise tech savvy kids who follow a secret message on the internet which leads them to a Game Company that hires them as testers in the Crash Zone... where they also design the games for some reason.
I'm reminded of it since it was almost as ridiculous as this competition. Also it's possibly where the Sony Marketing Division got all it's information about Game Testers.
How exactly do you test a gamer's stamina? Make them play an MMO? Or is that endurance?
Well, when I applied for a QA job contracting to EA in Vancouver, they said I was expected to work 50-60 hour work weeks, possibility of 7 day work weeks and no OT. So, I guess that's a test of ones stamina. Also, for less money than what I'm making now, significantly less.
Good thing I didn't take that job, it was outsourced after six months to someplace in India.
Actually I'm hearing that Sony, like many companies, is cutting way back on the OT right now so it'll probably be the industry standard of like, 38 hours a week at a wage you can't live on without OT.
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Actually I'm hearing that Sony, like many companies, is cutting way back on the OT right now so it'll probably be the industry standard of like, 38 hours a week at a wage you can't live on without OT.
That is, until the "CRUNCH TIME" challenge comes up, where testers are forced to work 7 days a week, 15 hours a day.
With California's super high unemployment rate, you'll be surprise how popular this show will be. Anyone know that a Q&A tester is a good "starting job" for people want to become designer? May be that will make it more appealing.
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Tell em, "Fuck yeah, sign me up!" then never respond to them again.
What.
And this idea is hilarious. And the exact reason I don't like reality shows.
I've applied for testing and tech support jobs several times. Never got any.
No, no it is not. Have you ever had a data entry job? It's a bit like that only more tedious.
Well, obviously there's going to be a "get drunk and start playing games!" challenge. Which, to be fair, is a skill that a good tester should have.
Now, a better test would be to hand them a copy of War and Peace and say "We've inserted five typos at random points in this book. First one to find them all wins!"
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The person who deserves to win will be the one who grabs all of the books and dumps all but one copy into the nearest toilet, and then goes into hiding until he's found the typos.
Alternatively, he could pretend to be someone else, get the person who inserted the typos really drunk, and then ask him what they are.
You're proving his point because you're missing the point. When you're 9-15 and don't know any better it sounded awesome.
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Still to be honest if I was in my early 20's just done university, or in a dead end job, I'd go for this. I mean why not? At the very least you'll probaly get set up with accomodations in cali ...
edit: the much older and wiser me laughs though at the poor sucker that "wins" this "prize"
I hope they do have a drunken gaming event, without, it's just not true gaming.
They're targeting the uninformed "bro" gamers who don't know what they're getting themselves into.
If I get in, it will at least be entertaining to be a part of it. If not, I lose nothing.
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Hopefully they have it setup so that signing up for the contest isn't the same thing as signing the contract. If that's the case, and the actual signing happens after you've won, you should pretend like you're going to sign and then tell them to fuck off and walk away.
Gametesting may not be the greatest job in the world, but it beats being unemployed. It's also something I've done before and enjoyed (Granted that was for Microsoft, and I tended to work on higher profile projects with a better-than-average class of people).
At this point, unless I can leverage a reality show and a couple of independent film roles into a lucrative acting career, I'll take what I can get. Hell, even McDonald's isn't hiring right now.
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a) this is not that difficult of a job to get.
and
b) what a terrible grand prize, who doesn't want to work 12 hours a day 7 days a week for several months at a time.
Note) i love my job but seriously. a reality show for a testing position? really?
Friends from the console side of the industry tell me the San Diego Sony contracts are three months. Woo.
Or people could just apply for a job. It's pretty easy to get testing jobs.
Seriously, just apply, you'll probably get hired.
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Hey don't knock it. Top Chef, Next Iron Chef, and Hell's Kitchen are awesome programs...all for distinctly different reasons.
I'm not sure why Sony is wasting the money on this though.
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I just passed this onto our QA department.
Half are laughing like men possessed, the rest seem to have had a stroke brought about from exposure to the very concept.
I am starting a new reality show called Who Wants to Volunteer At The Soup Kitchen?
The grand prize is that you get to volunteer at the soup kitchen.
This prize though as a tester .... it's just so made of fail.
You should see what they think of the late 90's Australian kids tv show "Crash Zone" based around a group of streetwise tech savvy kids who follow a secret message on the internet which leads them to a Game Company that hires them as testers in the Crash Zone... where they also design the games for some reason.
I'm reminded of it since it was almost as ridiculous as this competition. Also it's possibly where the Sony Marketing Division got all it's information about Game Testers.
Well, when I applied for a QA job contracting to EA in Vancouver, they said I was expected to work 50-60 hour work weeks, possibility of 7 day work weeks and no OT. So, I guess that's a test of ones stamina. Also, for less money than what I'm making now, significantly less.
Good thing I didn't take that job, it was outsourced after six months to someplace in India.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
That is, until the "CRUNCH TIME" challenge comes up, where testers are forced to work 7 days a week, 15 hours a day.
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