When Sarah* heard about the project through her advisor at the local mission, she immediately signed. “In two weeks, I have never made as many friends as here, and I was able to develop my professional project in cosplay
“explains the 23-year-old young woman, who is now on a youth employment contract and hosts pop culture conventions.
Suffering from ADHD
she could previously play up to 15 hours a day, even if it meant no longer going to high school. “Video games were an escape from the bullying I was experiencing at school, but they made my real life monotonous.” An ambivalence in which Ivan*, 20 years old, also finds himself. “Before, I played without pleasure, to the point of skipping meals and having sleepless nights, it was a way to escape from my violent family world“, explains the one who does not hesitate to talk about addiction.
“The majority do not want to make video games their professionspecifies the referent. For example, we have young people who want to work in the animal field or even urban planning, while others are still looking for themselves.” The company is still looking for funding to continue experimenting with this project. But proof of this success, a fifth Ghins recently opened in Limoux, in Aude.
