It seems that after the most recent, and highly acclaimed, Half-Life: Alyx team at Valve has finally returned to focus on the development of video games.

In order to give continuity to its IP – or to design a new one – the company led by Gabe Newell is recruiting new collaborators , turning their gaze to rather unusual figures as regards the world of game development.

Degree do you in psychology? Valve has an offer for you

From the official site from Valve Software we discover that Bellevue’s company has posted a job posting for a very specific role: Psychologist, Research / Experimental .

Description refers to the creation of “thrilling gameplay experiences” for future Valve titles , but we also talk about Steam and the possibility of exploiting the knowledge of this figure – and, in particular, that of human behavior – to improve the customer experience. Those who meet the requirements must also “conduct analyzes on the gameplay, financial and company data to identify patterns of behavior”.

As if that weren’t enough, Valve will involve its future psychologist in the design of “new hardware technologies” , in “improvement of current playtesting methodologies” and in developing innovative methods “to answer questions about Valve’s products and business practices “.

Returning to the requirements, the candidate must have a degree in psychology or in a related field, as well as an advanced knowledge of the statistical discipline and a great experience in the cognitive and social fields. The perfect candidate, at the request of Valve, will also have to know the main programming languages ​​(C ++, Python, SQL and PHP).

Remember that the latest game developed by Valve Corporation is Half-Life: Alyx , the first episode of the series in addition 12 years and the only one made exclusively for VR platforms.