Ever wondered if there are any inherent benefits to all that time spent with a controller?
There are actually quite a few, according to a recent report by The Huffington Post which posits that the next generation of tech leaders will be gamers.
It all comes down to video games acting as a type of “gateway drug” to other tech interests, including computers and coding.
“That’s the theory behind University of Colorado Boulder computer science professor Alexander Repenning’s easy-to- use, accessible Scalable Game Design curriculum, which encourages students to build a Frogger-like game and simultaneously learn coding fundamentals.”
The idea is that this early exposure will have a long-lasting impact as gamers grow up and look towards choosing a profession.
“A study from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Interactive Computing found that 43% of respondents said gaming had a “positive influence on their interest in computing.”
“With computing occupations constituting the number one source of new wages in the US (according to code.org), it’s no wonder that parents once frustrated by their gaming-addicted, anti-social kids are experiencing new hope for bright careers ahead.”
Correllation doesn’t always equal causation, but even CEOs and tech leaders need time to relax, and what better way than with the games they spent playing in their youth?
