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What is PowerUp Games?
PowerUp Games™is a community of gaming enthusiasts who "Make Games Suck Less". Our
community wants to learn what is like to play games for a living, participate in the
games industry, gain real word experience, play the latest titles before they are
released, provide feedback to publishers so that they can "Make Games Suck Less".
Our community is for everyone from hobbyists to career bound gamers through people
who just a love games. Through our certificate program, we provide education that
is significantly better than what you can get by reading a book or attending a class
with made up examples. After completion, use your certificate to acknowledge the
experience you have earned in the games industry.
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What do our Students do?
PowerUp Games provides training for our students to become game testers. A game
tester is an individual who is given a game in an early phase of production and
evaluates its function and usability. Testing and quality assurance play a major
role in most products on the market. Companies will use our students to assure that
the products they sell are of sufficient quality and have been expertly and
efficiently catered to the needs of the consumer. Companies will select students
from various target demographics and skill sets and matched with the product they
desire to test. The input and feedback from the students is highly valued and used
to improve and refine any product.
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Why should I sign up with PowerUp Games™ as a games tester?
If you are the type of person who loves games and wants to help contribute to the
success of games, you should join the PowerUp Games™ community. Our certificate
program enables testers to gain real world experience, even at an early age, so they
can be prepared for a real career in the world of video games. PowerUp GamesT is an
amazing service that allows publishers access to our students and at the same time
trains the students to become certified through tutorials and real world experience.
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How do I earn my certificate?
When you sign up for PowerUp Games™ certificate program, you will have access to the
tutorials that lead you on the path to real world experience and a potential career
in the games industry. Tutorials can be paid for on a case by case basis, month by
month or all at once. After completing the tutorials and your lab time, you will
receive your certificate. You will be able to list your certificate on your resume
to give you the edge to get that interview and get that job.
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What future careers benefit from experience in Games Testing?
The hardest thing to get to help enter the games industry is real world experience.
Our certificate program gives you real games industry experience. With a certificate
you can get your foot in the door for careers such as a game tester, level designer,
map maker, assistant producer or even a developer. As a games tester you have the
chance to get face to face time with publishers and developer. This kind of elbow
rubbing is priceless to any career in the games industry.
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Do I have to pay to participate?
You can sign up as a member of the community on our website for free. If you decide
you want to work toward your certification you can purchase the tutorials about game
testing. Students seeking certification are given priority to participate in
projects and some publishers are looking for people with certain types of testing
knowledge for their games.
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