This will be my second and final post about that ridiculous show, The Tester. I can’t stand watching even one full episode, but Joystiq’s interview with the winner at least explains why someone might think it is a good idea to enter:
A lot of gaming media (ourselves included) have given The Tester a lot of flak for making the grand prize, essentially, an entry level position in the industry. What do you have to say to the critics?
I read everything that’s out there. You’ve got to think about it from my perspective. I’m living on the East Coast, where sure there are some game studios around me — there’s Epic, Insomniac, and Red Storm — but most of those places aren’t hiring a QA department that my degree in Japanese is fitting for. In order to have a job in the industry that I have a passion for, I have to go on the other side of the country, which is not only expensive, but hard to get a job when I’m not actually located in that area. Although it was a lot of hoops to jump through, it’s really a lot better than the alternative of me spending all of my own money to move out there and hoping that I can get a job with one of the major companies out there. This solves all those problems by giving me a job and paying for my relocation.
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