One thing I have definitely learnt from video games is to think and not give up! Sometimes you reach a point in a game where progression may halt if you can't figure out something, like how to get passed toxic gas, or to cross a big chasm, or find that cleverly hidden elevator in the Sunspire (*stares at Unreal*) Frustrations can ultimately make you rage quit. But if you sit down and really think about it, sometimes you find the solution was really simple and then you breeze through the game once more. So I definitely feel what video games have taught me is to think, analyze, and be patient--most of all, not giving up just because it appears hard--you may headdesk at how simple it was later!

I've been better at finding things since I played point and click adventure games. It improves your observational ability

There are many ways I could answer this question. I could respond with a simulation game that gave me some interest in farming like Harvest Moon or even dating sims (from the Thousand Arms mini game) that had some responses and scenarios I used to start a relationship with a girl I liked in college. I even learned a bit of history from certain games like Medal of Honor and Metal Gear Solid 3.

But ultimately, my love for gaming landed me a career in video games. I have been in the industry for almost 8 years now, from a Customer support agent answering questions and finally a Game Tester. I have used the skills and love for gaming to find and create scenarios to test new games that have yet to appear in the market. It was my ultimate pride and joy to see a game I have worked on get released.

There are many ways in where a videogame helped me in real life.

To put a very basic example, Minesweeper has been a fantastic teacher of inductive logic and helped me to improve my reasoning.

I used to fell deeply in Football Manager. The game statistic, scouting and tactical depth really help me enjoying sports as a spectator while not trapped in fandom. The game also a nice icebreaker in conversations with other people. How many conversations about wonderkids and bargain bin lower league playes I had with people.

And in hidden object games, I learn that a multi-tool pocketknife is the most important tool any person need because you never know when you'd need it. Just don't discard it, unlike in games that tool is not disposable.

I learned some japanese from playing playstation games like ne no kuni.

Age of Empires series helped me ace my history classes. Also got into a few heated argument with the teachers lol.

Not to click on critters in RTS games..

I learned that not all bad guys are evil, and and not on good guys are right. The world is a shade of grey that most people don't like the look of. Except Nazis. Nazis are ALWAYS evil.

It's funny, The Witcher series showed me that usually, if you want to do good, things are not black and white: sometimes you have to make compromises and choose between the lesser of two evils. And that means that to achieve your objective, try to reach the best outcome, or simply avoid a worse catastrophe, you may have to lie, trick, even double-cross good people or choose who to save and who to abandon to their fate. And even if you assume it's your own fault, that you miscalculated, when it comes the time of making a final decision to try and save the day, you may have to sacrifice not only yourself, but good things and relationships, and possibly betray the trust of the very persons that supported you.

I can't travel through time (or at least my future self hasn't revealed to me the secrets of time travelling), but the temporal mechanics of Gateways has shaped my view of the world. In the game, you can create an 'echo' of yourself. Echos repeat previous tasks, which can be combined to solve challenges.

Gateways has given me an appreciation of how my actions, now and in the past, can shape my future behaviour and accomplish my goals.

Sadly, I can only dream of collaborating with multiple copies of myself. I think we'd share a sense of humour.

I learned English and using Computer. Also, I learned that, somehow, you can make time flow faster when playing video games...

From the FPS games that i use to play (CS, Apex legends, Halo, Paladins, etc..) i learned a few things:
* Putting attention to the enviroment, visually and audibly (i live in a dangerous city, so, it helps me to avoid some dangers. There are not campers hidding on a spot... yet, but one has to be aware at all moment)
* Tolerate my teammates' attitude (At work and at school you don't always choose your teammates, so the better you can deal with them, the less stressed you'll be)

I've learned a pretty incredible sense of direction from competitive FPS games, the whole "learning a map" extends outwards.
Making maps in older FPS (Jedi Knight, Unreal Tournament etc), gave me CAD skills and increased spatial recognition that have helped me in my career.
Various RPGs have helped me embrace that there are different sides to every story, which has been great when problem solving -especially with people.
Even Dynasty Warriors games, they got me interested in the story behind them, so I read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms which gave me a whole new perspective into a culture that exists on the other side of the world.. it opened my mind hugely (even though it was a REALLY hard read)

If you want to terminate an entire village singlehandedly, you need to be both stealthy and quick.