gaming technology specialist
For Kids in the Hospital, Video Games Are Part of Recovery
Shane Rafferty plays video games for a living. He's neither a developer nor a ranked professional, but his work revolves around gaming all the same: Rafferty is a gaming technology specialist. As the name suggests, he uses technology--and video games in particular--to provide social and emotional support for hospitalized children and their families. Though the job description sounds like fantasy, gaming technology specialists are a reality at more than 50 hospitals worldwide. Among them is the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
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