VK Play and ResearchMe decided to find out how Russian parents feel about their children’s passion for video games. It turned out that 63% do not think anything bad about it, and 25% would even like their child to associate a career with video games.
A total of 1,953 people participated in the survey.
▪70% of parents allow their children to play video games.
33% of respondents admitted that they would like their children to become developers. Another 8% of people would prefer the profession of a 3D fashion designer and a game designer for them.
Among the main arguments for working in game development are high salaries (48%), the opportunity to express oneself creatively (46%), the opportunity to create a unique technological product (45%) and work in a prestigious company (36%).
▪25% of parents believe that gaming specialists can earn 100-200 thousand rubles a month.
▪64% of parents are “for” or “not against” that game disciplines appear in the school curriculum: game development and esports. A third of the respondents said that these subjects should be made mandatory at all.
▪32% of parents do not object to their children attending paid additional courses related to video games.