US Government Pitches Gamers a Career as Air Traffic Controllers

Parents have long worried that video gaming corrupts their kids’ brains. Now the US government is proclaiming that all is not lost, and that in fact a lucrative career path awaits as an air-traffic controller.

The US Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department launched a campaign Friday targeting video gamers for the job, which is crucial for keeping the US skies safe. On average air traffic controllers handle about 45,000 flights per day.

In a video that opens with the Xbox One logo and then quickly transitions to flashing graphics from favorite games paired with hard techno beats, the government ...