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Augen said:
disolitude said:
Bigger question would be is gaming industry bad for the human race?

And the answer is yes...

Anything that contributes to 0 durable/perishable skills and consumes our time is bad for the progress as a species. Especially blogging about video games...

Isn't that a broader criticism of art?

With gaming you can at least actually see applications that improve worker efficiency with the gamification of occupations.  

Art, music and even movies can contribut to your individual growth as a human being and appreciation of culture. I guess gaming as an experience can contribute to ones development as well if it is enjoyed occasionally, but video games tend to trigger very addictive attributes in people. Gaming every day, talking about gaming, blogging, recodring themselves while gaming, watching others while gaming... Doing anything too much is detremental.

As far as gamification methods utilized in the workforce, I really doubt any of those concepts are benefitting people who spend 2+ hours per day gaming... People who has spent few hours with Angry Birds and played a game of tag should be able to grasp the concept of working based on incentives and using points and leveling up to mask workflow in to a game.