So you love gaming. You have played just about every console game you can think of, you have gone through a wide variety of computer games and beaten them all, you eat, sleep, and live gaming. With your personal live revolving around gaming, you long to find a career that will allow you to use your love and knowledge of gaming to make a living. Well, there are hundreds of different jobs out there in the video and computer gaming industry, and you can land one – if you have the right skills. Here are the top five video and computer gaming jobs and a bit about each one:

1. Game designers – these are the people that actually design the game. This is a very detail-oriented position, and this person is responsible for the overall concept of a new game from the beginning story line to the end story of the game. Designers need special training to do their job, such as computer programming and software design.

2. Artists – these are the people that responsible for everything that the player sees in the game, such as characters, backgrounds, items, and animals. Artists are the ones that give light to the designer’s ideas and concepts. They need special training in computer animated design, 3D design, and other software programming that relates to video and computer gaming.

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The computer and video game industry was worth a whopping £13 billion in 2008. That’s a lot of money: but how did it all begin?

Well, the general consensus is that Spacewar! – the 1961 brainchild of three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students – was the first interactive computer game and, as it happens, the first ever shoot ‘em up game.

The game, in a nutshell, consisted of two spaceships that attempted to shoot one another. The basic premise has been replicated in countless arcade and console video games since then. Visitors to the Computer History Museum in California can have a shot of Spacewar on the only known working PDP-1 computer in existence – the original computer that the three MIT geniuses had used to develop the game.

However, it wasn’t until November 1971 that the world’s first commercially available video game was produced – a coin-operated arcade machine called ‘Computer Space’ – another shoot ‘em up game, this time founded by the two people who would subsequently go on to launch Atari.

A number of so-called first-generation home consoles were developed in the 1970s and 1980s, none of which really took off on a major scale. However, if anything helped to drive the demand for home video games, it was the personal computer – that is, a computer built around a microprocessor for use by an individual.  Read more... (513 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

The future of entertainment is video gaming. Today’s video game consoles take virtual reality to the next level, constantly pushing the envelope in graphical realism. Interactivity hasn’t been left behind either. Revolutionary changes to the game controllers and other videio game accessories add new aspects to the gaming experience. Complex, twisted plots and gamer-defined storylines, combined with hugely interactive environments, are adding the depth to video games that attracts gamers of all demographics. The latest game systems are about more than just video games; they combine social networking, hi-def home theatre entertainment and a slew of other distractions coupled with cutting edge technology.

At the heart of the video gaming industry is the developers’ constant struggle to push the boundaries of reality while working within graphic constraints on the consoles. With each system comes not only a new challenge, but also uniqueness determined by variation in game controllers. Nintendo Wii games differ from both PS3 games and Xbox 360 games, simply because of the Wiimote and its accelerometers. Computer games arguably have the most beefed up graphic requirements, since computer graphics are highly flexible allowing developers to create stunningly detailed and intense environments.  Read more... (445 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

I have played many video games over the years. And I think that I have played on almost every game system that has been on the market. I have many favorite games, but I must say I just purchased one of my all time favorites for my daughter for Christmas. I won’t keep you in suspense any longer, it is Sonic Spinball! I have always loved playing the old pinball machines and this game gives me the best of both worlds. The size for one (I can’t fit a pinball machine in my home), I don’t have to keep adding quarters to continue, and for the age of game the graphics are pretty good. Yeah, sure, there are newer games that have better graphics, but Spinball lets you hit Sonic like a steel ball around many obstacles and thru many levels. You even get to fight the Bosses at the end of sections! This is a win-win game. And the whole family can play!

I can’t wait for my daughter to open this on Christmas Eve so we can play it all weekend. I even got a Wii remote for dad so he can play, too! I know what you are thinking, “There is no Sonic Spinball for the Wii!” And you would be right; Game Cube games can also be played on the Wii! But don’t forget to get a new controller and have a memory card installed when you boot the game up or you won’t get very far. My cousin told me about the Game Cube games being compatible for the Wii and this has opened up a great bunch of games for my daughter. He even gave us a controller so we didn’t have to purchase one.  Read more... (484 words, 1 image, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Get paid to test video games, why not? Today video games industry has been evolved into billions dollars of industry. There is a lot of money being circulated every day.

Because of that sum of money, more and more employees needed to make the business run. And one of the positions that in demand right now is video game tester.

1. Back When We Were Kid

Back when we were kids, we always got a warning when we play our Nintendo too much. Our parents worried about our living because obviously back then, you can’t live with playing video games. No company would give you thousands of dollars for playing their video games.

2. But Time Has Changed

Today the story is different. Customers’ expectations have grown so high that today customers are not satisfied anymore with 2-D games that we play when we were kids.

Today we want to play 3-D games, and even more we want complex challenges, a game that requires skills and considerable thoughts to be won.

That’s why companies need a service of game testers. So they can measure customers’ expectation when they launch the game.

3. Quite Surprisingly

Quite surprisingly the salary you will get is very high. You can get paid as much as 00/month just to become a game tester. A highly respected game tester with a lot of experience can even get paid ,000 per month.  Read more... (310 words, 1 image, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)