Several video games have been found to be able to be indicative of various skills that are professionally valuable, including persistence, problem-solving, and leadership (Lisk et al. The potential of commercial, off-the-shelf video games has long been ignored by HR research, but interest in them has recently surfaced. 2016) to create a more engaging experience for applicants, and “serious” games-that is, digital games that serve purposes other than entertainment (Michael and Chen 2006)-have been designed for assessment, education, and training (see, e.g., Bellotti et al.
For example, computerized personality surveys and assessment exercises have been “gamified” with elements such as narratives, progress bars, and animations (Armstrong et al. While business games have a long history in personnel assessment and development, the use of digital games and game elements is also increasing (see, e.g., Ferrell et al. HR professionals are increasingly using IT-enhanced versions of traditional selection methods such as digital interviews, social-media analytics, and reviews of user profiles on professional social-networking sites instead of traditional selection interviews, personality tests, and reference checks (Chamorro-Premuzic et al. Information technology (IT) has changed human resource (HR) management, particularly its assessment procedures. Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook, 21 October 2016 It’s my favorite strategy game and one of the reasons I got into engineering.” “I’ve been playing Civilization since middle school.
In addition, a preliminary analysis of in-game data, including players’ interactions and chat messages, suggests that strategy games such as Civilization may be used for more precise and holistic “stealth assessments,” including personality assessments. We find that students who had high scores in the game had better skills related to problem-solving and organizing and planning than the students who had low scores. Under controlled laboratory conditions, we asked forty business students to play the Civilization game and to participate in a series of assessment exercises. Using the strategy game Civilization, this proof-of-concept study explores if strategy video games are indicative of managerial skills and, if so, of what managerial skills. However, commercial, off-the-shelf video games are not or are only rarely used to screen or test candidates, even though there is increasing evidence that they are indicative of various skills that are professionally valuable. Human resource professionals increasingly enhance their assessment tools with game elements-a process typically referred to as “gamification”-to make them more interesting and engaging for candidates, and they design and use “serious games” that can support skill assessment and development.
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