Playing video games helps you find a job

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When we play, we learn better. That is why video games thrive, selling non-stop and confronting piracy like few sectors do. It is a fact that, throughout human history, many games have been created to learn. As in the case of playing cards and playing cards that were used to learn to count while you bet your existence.

Animation and video game companies are growing and have the potential to become one of the most innovative sectors in the audiovisual panorama.

The importance of soft skills in the world of video games. Yes, if you are a gamer it is more likely that you are developing useful skills for your professional future. May it serve as an answer for every time someone tells you that video games are useless. In fact, depending on what type of game you are hooked on, you develop one capacity more than another. For example, in strategy games, more analytical skills are developed.

Looking at the professions of the future, being able to develop creativity and the ability to adapt in the face of uncertainty gives an advantage and a greater chance of finding a job, although artificial intelligence (AI) plays the role of destroyer of certain types. of professions. Playing becomes a way to differentiate yourself and be more competitive in the world of work.

In the coming years, Gecon.es raises the possibility of developing systems to improve soft skills through video games. The idea is to assess a person’s current professional level with a radial graph and then track their personal evolution. A type of information that also fits perfectly for metrics of video game companies. Come on, if you have played FIFA, you have seen the same graphics that help you choose between Atlético de Madrid or PSG and that, tomorrow, will help companies hire you in an easier way. The idea of transforming your resume into a more visual and dynamic piece is fascinating, it can open up scenarios where data visualization plays a key role.

The financial side and the technological side are also key, because both can benefit and enhance audiovisual professionals. In this context, on the one hand, the connection with the financial world is encouraged so that projects prosper and achieve recognition, and on the other, the technological side is promoted as an important axis to optimize processes or expand the type of application.