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Video Games Changing the Workplace

Posted by Zonk on from the i-got-a-raise-thanks-to-half-life! dept.

kwolf22 writes "Last night, Marketplace aired the story: The New Video Frontier (audio available). From the show description : 'Host David Brown talks to author Mitchell Wade (Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever) about the video game industry and how first person shooter games will change workplace dynamics for the next generation of employees.' Mr. Wade brings up some interesting points about how persistance in gaming translates to persistance on the job."

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  1. Persistence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Errr, that'd be spelled "persistence". You may find literacy almost as helpful in the workplace as FPS skillz.

    (Hey, what else am I supposed to post? I can't RTFA, since it's a lengthy audio link.)