Impact of Games on the Economy, the World and Schools

Impact of Games on the Economy, the World and Schools:
Here are some interesting facts about the video game industry in terms of the impact on society from The Entertainment Software Association web site.
A study, “Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report,” detailed the impact that computer and video game companies have on America’s economy. The report stated:

• From 2005 to 2010, the entertainment software industry’s revenue more than doubled. Over the same period, the entire U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only grew by about 16%.
  
  
• The entertainment software industry added nearly $5 billion to the U.S. GDP in 2009.
  
  The U.S. entertainment software industry also continues to function as a vital source of employment. Currently, video game companies directly and indirectly employ more than 120,000 people in 34 states.
  
  
• The average compensation for direct employees is $90,000, resulting in total national compensation of $2.9 billion

Taking another perspective, here is what Jane McGonigal says gaming and how it can make a better world.


Here is a rather large graphic of how video games are impacting schools.


Via: Online Colleges Guide