Players are not wasting their lives – they are helping their career: study

Power to the players!

Any gamer-loving parent and spouse can finally shut it down — that’s according to new research that suggests a love of video games may actually be good for your career.

“Online gaming often gets a bad reputation, but our study reveals a different story. We found that games can actually help people develop valuable skills in the workplace,” said University of Houston researcher Melika Shirmohammadi.

“These skills include problem solving, teamwork, leadership and even self-confidence. Our research shows that games, when done in moderation, can be a way for people to grow both personally and professionally,” explained Shirmohammadi.

The entertaining findings were published in the journal Human Resource Development International.

The study spent 20 years tracking the habits of 23 gainfully employed gamers devoted to their consoles.

He aimed to see if there are features players use in the virtual world that inadvertently carry over into their work.

Respondents said they approached their jobs the same way they tackled the challenges found in their favorite games.

They credited their chosen hobby for giving themselves more patience, perseverance and encouragement.

Others said that achievements in video games helped them develop self-confidence that carried over professionally; more said that the games helped in their self-awareness about their abilities in an environment with teammates.

Others have learned leadership, like an IT specialist under study.

“I met a lot of new people [at work]”, the unidentified person said.

“Since I go to the game to do all the training, I have been ahead of some colleagues in explaining how to do certain things. [to new employees].

Shirmohammadi added that her research “reveals how a hobby, as an understudied subfield of life, can benefit work.”

Meanwhile, a popular broadcaster “who brought their passion for gaming to life” recently made waves by suggesting that playing all day for an audience of millions was far more stressful than any traditional day job.

“Broadcasting is a lot harder than a 9-5. [I don’t care]get mad about it, user @WhoDontai said on X, The Post reported.