White House office studies educational benefits of video games

If you’re training for a new job someday soon with a video game controller in your hands, thank Constance Steinkuehler.

Steinkuehler studies video games. Since last September, she has been a senior policy analyst at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she’s shaping the Obama administration’s policies around games that improve health, education, civic engagement and the environment, among other areas.

via White House office studies educational benefits of video games – USATODAY.com.