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The US hired 2k gamers to fix the air traffic control crisis
- King-Aaron 2mo agoI'm sorry but this is just absolutely ridiculous.
- defrost 2mo agoNot according to those qualified to judge merit: The idea was inspired by existing air traffic controllers who said the hobby influenced their decision to take up the profession — and that gaming helped them sharpen the skills necessary to succeed on the job.
- King-Aaron 2mo agoWhat you've quoted here are not the people judging merit.
- Bender 2mo agoFans of games like Fortnite Wrong gamers. For ATC one would need the ultra-hard-mode "try-hard" gamers that know there is no such thing as "game over". The players that get one life and will pushing the gaming engine to it's limits to survive. Fortnite assumes non-stop failure and retry. Non-stop failure and retry is not an option when directing air traffic.