{"id":7347,"date":"2022-10-12T09:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/12\/a-busmans-video-game-meet-the-people-who-play-job-sims-of-their-own-careers\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:37:38","slug":"a-busmans-video-game-meet-the-people-who-play-job-sims-of-their-own-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/12\/a-busmans-video-game-meet-the-people-who-play-job-sims-of-their-own-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"A busman\u2019s video game? Meet the people who play job sims of their own careers"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the ex-military air dispatcher who enjoys flight sims over Bournemouth to the train driver who copies his real-life routes, gamers explain the peculiar joy of playing at their jobs<\/p>\n

The cliche about video games is that they\u2019re all about escapism. When people switch on a PlayStation or souped-up PC, they do it to lose themselves in a mythical world or intergalactic conflict. They do not come here to power wash a patio.<\/p>\n

But increasingly, that orthodoxy is being tested. The surging success of the job simulator, in which players take on seemingly mundane real-world careers, shows that our relationship with games is a lot more complex. Type \u201cjob sim\u201d into the search window of PC digital games store Steam and a myriad of virtual employment opportunities open up. There are complex and accurate farming, beer brewing, bus driving, PC building, gas station managing and house selling sims, alongside the more recognisable flight and train options. And if you do<\/em> want to jet wash a patio, there is PowerWash Simulator, which became such a viral hit on its release in July that it sold 3m copies within two months.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom the ex-military air dispatcher who enjoys flight sims over Bournemouth to the train driver who copies his real-life routes, gamers explain the peculiar joy of playing at their jobs
\nThe cliche about video games is that they\u2019re all about escapism. When people switch on a PlayStation or souped-up PC, they do it to lose themselves in a mythical world or intergalactic conflict. They do not come here to power wash a patio.
\nBut increasingly, that orthodoxy is being tested. The surging success of the job simulator, in which players take on seemingly mundane real-world careers, shows that our relationship with games is a lot more complex. Type \u201cjob sim\u201d into the search window of PC digital games store Steam and a myriad of virtual employment opportunities open up. There are complex and accurate farming, beer brewing, bus driving, PC building, gas station managing and house selling sims, alongside the more recognisable flight and train options. And if you do want to jet wash a patio, there is PowerWash Simulator, which became such a viral hit on its release in July that it sold 3m copies within two months. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the ex-military air dispatcher who enjoys flight sims over Bournemouth to the train driver who copies his real-life routes, gamers explain the peculiar joy of playing at their jobs The cliche about video games is that they\u2019re all about escapism. When people switch on a PlayStation or souped-up PC, they do it to lose …<\/p>\n

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