Study Shows Teen Gamers Like Tech, But Don't All Crave IT Jobs

CIStud writes "If you think playing endless hours of Dungeons & Dragons will create a desire to get into the information technology, think again. A new study by CompTIA of teens and young adults shows that only 17% want to pursue a technology career despite the fact that 97% say they 'love' technology." This can't be any more surprising than that most concert-goers don't intend to be professional musicians, can it? 17% actually sounds like a pretty high figure to me. The article goes on to soften even that number, though: "[I]nterest levels jump when teens and young adults are presented with options for specific jobs. Nearly half of the respondents can see themselves potentially designing video games; 41 percent envision creating applications for mobile devices; 39 percent, designing web pages; and 34 percent, applying technology in fields such as healthcare or education."

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Re:as a video game designer

[Jeng]

Here is a game I would like to see developed.

I would like a racing game that allows you to drive anywhere in the world using maps and information from real world mapping providers.

It would be great, I could finally drive as fast as I want on any road I want to drive on.