More than fifty years ago, when video games began to be born, but reaching our lives in the 80s, where the industry began to officially form, and then in the 90s, consolidate and the era of consoles arrived, Now, in the 2020s, we are visualizing how video games help you develop skills necessary for the future.
Currently, we are in an era in which esports are becoming more and more common, where independent studios are beginning to be more relevant and of better quality than AAA. We also see the creation of jobs that did not exist before, which allow us to learn new skills that, according to analysts, will be necessary for the future.
Before your parents threatened to turn off your console if you did not do your homework or if you did not go down to eat, but not all this is bad, because there are studies from various universities in the world, such as BYJU’S Future School, which assure that, if video games consumed properly, they will be able to develop certain skills that will enhance all of their knowledge.
“Approaching technology from an early age and responsibly allows children and adolescents to maintain a balance between fun and the development of their creative and logical thinking. For this reason, learning programming focused on the creation of videogames is the ideal window for this balance to remain “
Carlos Leieja, Country Manager of BYJU’s Future School
How is this possible? Play more! (and schedule too)
When a child or adolescent (even adults), discover that in addition to being a gamer, they can also be a creator of their own game, they begin to look for options to solve various problems that are invented by themselves, creating stories, even thinking about what it would be like their style, and other mechanics, which makes them more decisive.
And so, in this process of being more autonomous, having academic confidence and developing other skills, here are some examples of what can be achieved:
- Process design: In order to create something, you must have a planning, a scheme that leads from a beginning, derivations and an end, this part is important, in addition to having an action plan that will be added, modified and executed throughout the development of the game.
- Creativity: When each child or adolescent and I repeat, also adults, start with the construction of their video games, they will begin to think about how to add all the elements already planned, from skills, mentality and even how it would look, this strengthens their creativity, since thinking about How to create a character is a completely different challenge.
- Technology creators: all people will become the parents of technology, more than consumers, since the construction of video games favors them in many ways, especially in programming and they are preparing to have a future more focused on this area, to start their own company or to any activity.
The world of video games has allowed countless content creators, developers, programmers and other people involved, but not only is it something that focuses on just that, but it also allows learning different skills and taking advantage of them for different situations, not only in a job, if not in everyday life.
Each learned skill can work for daily life, a job, or some activity to be carried out, making them important elements for companies or for life itself, where they will have a much broader vision of what should or should not be done.