Digital Games Tester ICT Professionals
SaveWhat Does a Digital Games Tester Do?
Digital games testers review and test various genres of digital games by playing them in order to find bugs and glitches within the game's functionality or graphics. They may evaluate the capacity of attraction and playability of games. They may also debug the games themselves.
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Digital Game Genres
The classification of video games based on their interaction with the game media, such as simulation games, strategy games, adventure games and arcade games.
These are common skills for this role, based on a European framework. Requirements vary between jobs, including in the UK. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box - use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Digital Games Tester
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialDigital Game Genres knowledge
The classification of video games based on their interaction with the game media, such as simulation games, strategy games, adventure games and arcade games.
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EssentialApplication Usability knowledge
The process through which the learnability, efficiency, usefulness and ease of use of a software application can be defined and measured.
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EssentialSoftware Anomalies knowledge
The deviations of what is standard and exceptional events during software system performance, identification of incidents that can alter the flow and the process of system execution.
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EssentialLevels Of Software Testing knowledge
The levels of testing in the software development process, such as unit testing, integration testing, system testing and acceptance testing.
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EssentialAddress Problems Critically skill
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods …
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EssentialExecute Software Tests skill
Perform tests to ensure that a software product will perform flawlessly under the specified customer requirements, using specialised software tools. Apply software testing techniques and tools in order to identify …
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EssentialReport Test Findings skill
Report test results with a focus on findings and recommendations, differentiating results by levels of severity. Include relevant information from the test plan and outline the test methodologies, using metrics, …
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EssentialProvide Software Testing Documentation skill
Describe software testing procedures to the technical team and the analysis of test outcomes to users and clients in order to inform them about the state and efficiency of software.
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EssentialReplicate Customer Software Issues skill
Use specialised tools to replicate and analyse the conditions that caused the set of software states or outputs reported by the customer in order to provide adequate solutions.
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OptionalHuman-computer Interaction knowledge
The study of the behaviour and interaction between digital devices and human beings.
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OptionalLean Project Management knowledge
The lean project management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.
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OptionalAgile Project Management knowledge
The agile project management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.
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OptionalSPARQL knowledge
The computer language SPARQL is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the international standards organisation …
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OptionalXquery knowledge
The computer language XQuery is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the international standards organisation …
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OptionalLINQ knowledge
The computer language LINQ is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Microsoft.
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OptionalPrinciples Of Animation knowledge
The principles of 2D and 3D animation, such as body motion, kinematics, overshoot, anticipation, squash and stretch.
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OptionalLDAP knowledge
The computer language LDAP is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information.
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OptionalN1QL knowledge
The computer language N1QL is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Couchbase.
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OptionalProcess-based Management knowledge
The process-based management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT tools.
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OptionalTools For ICT Test Automation knowledge
The specialised software to execute or control tests and compare predicted testing outputs with actual testing results such as Selenium, QTP and LoadRunner
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OptionalICT Debugging Tools knowledge
The ICT tools used to test and debug programs and software code, such as GNU Debugger (GDB), Intel Debugger (IDB), Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger, Valgrind and WinDbg.
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OptionalICT Project Management Methodologies knowledge
The methodologies or models for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals, such methodologies are Waterfall, Incremental, V-Model, Scrum or Agile and using project …
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OptionalMDX knowledge
The computer language MDX is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Microsoft.
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OptionalQuery Languages knowledge
The field of standardised computer languages for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information.
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OptionalResource Description Framework Query Language knowledge
The query languages such as SPARQL which are used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in Resource Description Framework format (RDF).
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OptionalSoftware Interaction Design knowledge
The methodologies for designing interaction between users and a software product or service to satisfy the needs and preferences of most of the people who will interface with the product …
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OptionalDebug Software skill
Repair computer code by analysing testing results, locating the defects causing the software to output an incorrect or unexpected result and removing these faults.
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OptionalManage Schedule Of Tasks skill
Maintain an overview of all the incoming tasks in order to prioritise the tasks, plan their execution, and integrate new tasks as they present themselves.
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OptionalUse Scripting Programming skill
Utilise specialised ICT tools to create computer code that is interpreted by the corresponding run-time environments in order to extend applications and automate common computer operations. Use programming languages which …
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OptionalConduct ICT Code Review skill
Examine and review systematically computer source code to identify errors in any stage of development and to improve the overall software quality.
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OptionalDevelop Automated Software Tests skill
Create software test sets in an automated manner, using specialised languages or tools, that can be performed by testing tools in order to save resources, gain efficiency and effectiveness in …
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OptionalDevelop ICT Test Suite skill
Create a series of test cases to check software behaviour versus specifications. These test cases are then to be used during subsequent testing.
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OptionalMeasure Software Usability skill
Check the convenience of the software product for the end user. Identify user problems and make adjustments to improve usability practice. Collect input data on how users evaluate software products.
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OptionalPerform Software Recovery Testing skill
Execute testing using specialised software tools to force failure of software in a variety of ways and checking how fast and better the software can recover against any type of …
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