Using AI and mainstream off-the-shelf video games, we empower students to master the skills needed to excel academically and build a successful career.
Students proficient in soft skills have a competitive advantage
Soft skills intensive occupations will account for 2/3 of all jobs by 2030.
of managers said they struggle to find candidates with strong soft skills
of organizations are experiencing some form of soft skills gap
of managers believe new employees must possess soft skills and demonstrate this in the hiring process
of managers said bad hires typically lack soft skills
From Gaming to Training
Research has demonstrated that playing video games improves soft skills. The next step is to help individuals transfer their gaming experience into real-world action.
Four easy steps
Wisepath's SkillQuest AI-based service offers a scientifically-proven, scalable, and engaging way to measure and improve soft skills analyzing the data generated by playing Steam’s off-the-shelf video games.
Select the video games
Identify the soft skills that the workforce or the classroom needs to improve and select the appropriate games from a list of 18 titles.
Open a Steam account and play
After opening a Steam account, or using an existing one, employees or students play the chosen video games.
Generate maps and charts
The results of the gaming activity are presented after just a few hours of playing.
Analyze the results
Discover individual's and team's profiles and engage in coaching sessions to ensure practical application of what has been trained.
Measures and trains 16 soft skills
Wisepath's SkillQuestAI technology has been devised by a team of PhDs on the basis of more than 15 years of research on the impact of video games on personal and professional development.
Cognitive Skills
Skills such as Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity help develop resilience by improving the ability to be open to new ideas, adapt to change, and handle unexpected situations.
Process Skills
Skills like Critical Thinking are essential for evaluating AI outputs, assessing potential bias, and developing overall human-AI collaboration.
Cross-Functional Skills
Skills like Complex Problem Solving and Judgment and Decision Making enable individuals to analyze situations and make informed decisions.
Emotional Skills
Skills such as Self-Confidence and Stress Management help in dealing with uncertainty and managing anxiety by enabling individuals to take risks and trust their judgment.
Unlock Your Potential
Become a player and begin measuring your soft skills
Download our registration guide (PDF) to learn how to activate a Steam account, play, and generate reports and charts.
Profiles and Attitudes
Based on 15+ years of scientific research in psychology, pedagogy, and AI, Wisepath's exclusive SkillQuestAI technology interprets gaming data to reveal professional personality profiles and attitudes of students.
Visionary Profile
A chart with strong Judgement & Decision Making and Logical Reasoning skills indicates a person that values exploration and big-picture thinking.
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Versatile Profile
A chart with strong Cognitive Flexibility and Organizational Skills indicates a person that is an intellectual and communicative hub.
Investigator Profile
A chart with strong Stress Management and Monitoring Self & Others skills indicates a person that brings depth, insight, and psychological acuity.
Video games improves soft skills
Since 2005 a wealth of academic research has demonstrated the positive impact and the many advantages of using video games as an educational tool.
Video games improve cognitive abilities
There is an increase of gray matter in areas of the brain related to spatial navigation and working memory, which improves learning ability.
There is better integration of external information with rules, rewards, and strategies.
Video games improve motivation
They promote the state of Flow: increased attention, concentration, and motivation during the task.
They also stimulate autonomy, competition, and improve emotional skills and stress management.
Video games facilitate and promote prosocial behavior
Games have become socialization tools to meet people, make friends, provide mutual social support, facilitating cooperative, civic, and prosocial behavior.
Video games build academic skills in students
Research shows that video games develop communication, adaptability, and inventiveness.
Benefits for Education
Leverage the advantages of both digital and physical worlds to help students become aware of their human talent and make meaningful decisions about their professional and/or academic future.
- A reliable methodology to teach soft skills
- A channel to educate families
- Innovative teaching method
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Benefits for Schools
Improve student motivation by equipping teaching staff with new tools that make it easier to connect with their students.
- Facilitate career guidance
- Reduce the risk of drop-outs
- Speak students’ language
Benefits for students in training soft skills
Students with soft skills have a higher rate of graduation and tend to hold gratifying careers.
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demand for soft skills intensive jobs
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