(This would make one heck of a #TED talk, hope I can speak about it. Or someone else who has experience in game development can talk about this.)
I’m definitely of a differing opinion of video games and self-development.
Playing video games is the modern book reading.
It was NOT a waste of your time playing video games.
It may be the best activity you can do in skill learning.
And useful skills in the professional world too!