Thorbjørn Jagland wanted Obama to visit Norway and have his picture taken with him. That is the only reason. I am both embarassed and disgusted by that man (I am Norwegian)

Pokemon?

I have a career as a game system designer thanks to playing (and analyzing) diablo 2 and pokemon, plus a lucky break. So the skills I acquired from playing those games (metagaming and analyzing synergy) translated into an actual real-world career. Also: -English (I'm a non-native speaker) -learn to type -organizational methods, interviews, and economics (eg. EVE Online) Games also stimulated interest in certain areas far more than school-education did, eg.: -history stuff (from Civilization) -periodic table (from looting the filing cabinet in Deja Vu) -music (Loom) -deep sea biology (XCOM 2)