Posted on June 4, 2007,  Andrew

MMORPG Learning Games, Real-Life Job Skills



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Will you ever be able to tell a future employer that you are a Level 35 geologist with gold-farming experience?

Well, okay, maybe not the gold-farming, but blogger Robert Bloomfield over at Terra Nova thinks that with the right game, you could get a great job with MMORPG experience.

Right now, there’s not much marketable value in saying that you’ve got a mount and hundreds of hours of raiding experience, but tweak the gaming experience so you can learn things like how to successfully calculate interest and you’ve got something to talk about at an interview.

Sure, it’s not an easy game to imagine, but people who thought video games couldn’t help you lose weight are now eating their feet…

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