Skills: Nerd Influence, Logic, Painting, WritingĮveryone has to start somewhere, and there's no better way to get in on the ground floor than as a Game Button Tester! How to apply: Directly at work place, reaching at level 10 in Nerd Influence hidden skill. It is split into two branches: Engineer and Game Artist. Sims can choose this career only when they reach level 10 in the Nerd Influence hidden skill. The Video Game Developer career is a career in The Sims 3: University Life which is connected to the nerds social group.