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1Can playing video games help you get a better job? A) The gaming industry is larger than films and music combined, yet
2few of us are likely to list our achievements in playing computer games as work experience in our resume. But why not?
3Businesses are waking up to the skills gamers can bring to the workplace. B) One start-up is convinced that the skills
4learned by playing games- hard-won through years of training and battle- can be applied to real-life work situations.
5And Game Academy reckons its belief is backed up by hard data. Do you enjoy unusual puzzle games like Portal, or tower
6defence games like Defense Grid? The team has found that IT workers play those more than average. But if you prefer
7Civilization, Total War, or X-Com, where strategy and resource management are key, then you might have more in common
8with managers. C) Game Academy's idea is simple: analyse gamers5 habits from their online gaming profile, and offer
9courses in valuable skills that reflect their aptitudes- skills they can practise and refine in-game. And there is
10already a growing acceptance that gaming skills are transferable. D) Even the military is hiring gamers. u The ability
11to absorb information, react swiftly and coordinate actions whilst remaining calm under pressure are often attributes of
12people that are good at gaming,“ according to a Royal Air Force spokesperson. Those skills are part of what the Royal
13Air Force is looking for “in a variety of roles". "Skills acquired through gaming can be very relevant to certain
14areas.^^ E) “There are plenty of soft skills that gamers can utilise in a professional setting, such as teamwork,
15problem solving and strategic planning/5 says Ryan Gardner, a regional director with Hays recruitment. But does that
16really mean your top 100 ranking in Overwatch should go down in your resume? "It's about how you either make it relevant
17to the job you are applying for, or how it makes you more interesting as a potential employee," Mr. Gardner says. F) Two
18years ago, a Glasgow University study made headlines for suggesting gaming could make students more successful. But “the
19research hasn't really changed minds, at least not yet,“ says one of the authors of the study, Dr. Matthew Barr. He's
20now writing a book on the topic. 4tFor now, I think the negative reputation around games means that telling someone
21you're a determined gamer is more likely to harm your chances of getting a job. But if someone can explain how they've
22led a team in an online game, for example, they may be able to persuade an employer that this is useful,says Dr Barr. G)
23Playing games casually is unlikely to help your career prospects. But part of Game Academy's suggestion is to transform
24casual gamers into “conscious" ones, applying critical thinking to developing their skills. "We see gameplay as a
25resource of talent,5, says co-founder David Barrie. "Why can5t we put in our resume our gaming victories and
26achievements?^^ he asks. "If they say they want leadership- why can't I point to my years of leading World of Warcraft
27raids?" H) There are already plenty of gamers out there who know that their hobby has made them who they are. Earlier
28this year, Matthew Ricci told gaming site Kotaku: "If you're playing EVE Online you basically already have an Often made
29fun of in gaming circles as a spreadsheet simulator (电子表格模拟器), the economy of the fictional EVE universe is driven by
30real market principles. If you want to build a new spaceship, the raw material has to be mined by another player.
31Manufacturing costs come into effect, and commodities fluctuate in price based on demand and the distance to haul the
32commodity. I) Mr. Ricci, who had always dreamed of being the boss of his own company, ran an in-game corporation
33comprising hundreds of players. Eventually, he realised he could transfer his skills to real-life business一instead of
34doing it for free. He restructured Zentech, once a taxation vehicle fbr his father *s business, and it is now in its
35fourth year helping international brands enter the Canadian market. EVE teaches skills like creativity, leadership,
36organisation, and conflict resolution, he maintains. He credits his success to his family, his strong desire to run his
37own business- and "a damn good company in Iceland that made a damn good game". J) Digital entrepreneur and business
38consultant Mia Bennett says: "In more traditional settings, gaming is still imagined to be the pursuit of teenage boys-
39a waste of time." But there are some links to skills like ""decision-making, the ability to anticipate and future
40planning,55 she says. "It also helps with meta-skills一learning how to learn, experimentation, and creative thinking." K)
41Twelve years into his career, Mark Long, a radiotherapy physicist with the NHS in Surrey, doesn't get as much gaming
42time as he used to. tl I would love to say that my gaming skills allow me to destroy cancer using linear accelerators
43like photon (光子)blasters, but that's not quite the reality?5 Instead, he credits old-school games like Palace of Magic
44with exposing him to computers. Every new gaming upgrade improved his knowledge o f how they worked. Gaming also
45encouraged a competitive spirit- and that, he believes, translates. "When creating treatment plans, the aim is to
46optimise the radiation dose to the tumour an restrict it as much as possible to healthy surrounding tissues and organs,"
47he says. Ifs about ""repeating the process,but each time doing something slightly different to improve the result”. Not
48unlike achieving a high score or a perfect run. "Most videogames are essentially puzzles to solve,“ he says. "And
49problem-solving is a big part of my job." L) Over at Game Academy, Mr. Barrie is aware they still have a mountain to
50climb. "The employer community will need the science,5, he says, but confesses he only became a true believer when he
51started asking players about their biggest in-game achievements. t4The scale and scope of their answers were amazing,5,
52he says. "But ask them the same about their work, and they don't know.” "The engagement and powerfill skills that people
53get playing a game—why can't work be like that?” he asks.
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