Valve have put out a job listing for a psychologist to join their team in Washington State. The candidate will be involved with the development of new games and the maintenance of Steam.
Known best for the Half-Life and Portal series, alongside Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2, Valve are no stranger to using psychological research in their development.
The studio have been involved with a wide range of experiments over the years. Creating a version of Portal 2 that relied on visual control, Valve once believed the future was in games you could control with your eyes – as they moved faster than hands.
“We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise,” the listing reads. “Psychologists at Valve contribute to a wide variety of initiatives across the company and are trusted to prioritize their work in collaboration with their peers.”
Valve have also conducted experiments into sweat and levels of arousal when playing games, to…