A recent article in Voice of America News details the rising importance of ‘serious’ video games:
Young people in the United States start playing video games as early as age four or five. Often the amount of time they spend at the games causes parents to be concerned. But now parents may have to encourage children to play more games. Youngsters can find a promising career in the video gaming and technology industry as serious games are rapidly expanding along with games for entertainment.
The article also includes a quote from our own David Versaw:
David Versaw is chief financial officer of Will Interactive, a leading game development company in the Washington suburbs. The company has created video simulations for the Army’s suicide prevention programs, for FBI training on hostage negotiations and for the healthcare industry. Versaw says there is a growing need for serious games.
“It is a great medium to reach people, people in academics started to understand the power of gaming,” he said. “The current state of the economy has slowed things down a little bit here recently. But we are busier now than we ever have been.”
Read the full article here.
