Virtual reality games can be used as a tool in personnel assessment


Date:
March 9, 2023
Source:
University of Cologne
Summary:
Fast gamers are more intelligent: Intelligence can be predicted
through virtual reality games.


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========================================================================== Virtual reality gamers (VR game) who finished it faster than their fellow gamers also have higher levels of general intelligence and processing
capacity.

This was the result of a study conducted by the University of Cologne,
the University of Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg University of Applied
Sciences. The results also indicate that virtual reality games can be
useful supplementary human resource management tools in companies for predicting the job performance of an applicant. The study "Intelligence
at play: game-based assessment using a virtual-reality application" by
Markus Weinmann of the University of Cologne and his fellow scientists
was published in the journal Virtual Reality.

Several studies have already shown that video games may indicate or even
help to develop intellectual and cognitive abilities. As intelligence
is one of the most commonly used predictors for job performance, video
games could be interesting for the human resource management. Although
many companies are increasingly using VR technology to recruit candidates,
only few studies have specifically investigated whether and how VR games
can be used to draw conclusions about intelligence in this area. The
study by Markus Weinmann and his colleagues contributes to bridging the
gap between research and practice.

Weinmann and his fellow scientists invited 103 participants to their
lab. Under controlled laboratory conditions, they played the commercial VR
game "Job Simulator" and completed the short version of the intelligence
test BIS-4.

The researchers' analyses show that participants who finished the game
faster than others also had higher levels of general intelligence
and processing capacity. An increase of 17% in processing capacity
correlated with less time spent playing the game (by an average of 3.7 minutes). The results suggest that VR games can be useful supplementary
tools in companies for predicting the job performance.

The results are a scientific novelty, as it has hardly been possible to
conduct VR studies with state-of-the-art VR hardware. There are thus few studies that have investigated the correlation between behaviour in VR
and intelligence.

"There are already some companies that use games, so-called `serious
games', for recruiting. The new results are in line with this specific application of VR games and show that they can be used for recruiting,"
said Weinmann.

The scientists intend to continue their research on the potential of
video games for practical applications. Among other things, they are investigating how people behave towards virtual avatars in the metaverse.

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========================================================================== Story Source: Materials provided by University_of_Cologne. Note: Content
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========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Alexander Simons, Isabell Wohlgenannt, Sarah Zelt, Markus Weinmann,
Johannes Schneider, Jan vom Brocke. Intelligence at play: game-based
assessment using a virtual-reality application. Virtual Reality,
2023; DOI: 10.1007/s10055-023-00752-9 ==========================================================================

Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230309124944.htm

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