Workers who spend time on online role-playing games have the edge in the real world of business, according to new research.
A study by Newcastle University Business School and the University of Crete suggests that games such as World of Warcraft, Lineage II and The Lord of the Rings Online could be used to help develop staff training techniques.
Researchers found that massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) can improve leadership skills and make staff into faster learners.
They followed a sample of employees for one month and found that many of the combat-related activities needed to gain points and solve quests have similarities with common work tasks.
These include collaboration, meeting targets, team work, strategic planning, allocating resources and recruiting new players to form groups.
The better the subjects performed in the games, the more these skills spilled over into their work lives.
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