Let's face it - lots of great professions out there make amazing video games. From games like Rock Band that let you live the life of a star on stage to games like Trauma Center that let you experience what it's like to save patients in a big-time hospital, professions allow players to experience the exciting life of new and different professions. While many of these jobs have already been filled in the world of video games, there are some that we're just dying to see and get our kicks as some of the most interesting professions in the world today.

Hostage Negotiator

With all the microphones available for systems today, there's definitely a market for a game that tests the sincerity and inflection of your voice when under high pressure. Talking through a hostage situation so that all his prisoners come out alive would really present a challenge, especially if you were also given a time limit to speak to the evildoer before a strike team went into the building. Using your natural bargaining skills to reach a satisfactory compromise would be the most important aspect of a game like this, and it would really present a unique challenge to all different types of players.

Carpenter/Architect

Repairing and crafting common household items would not be so challenging at first glance, but with the new wonder of Wii Motion Plus behind the wheel, you'd be able to start building rudimentary items, like bookshelves, with your trusty Wii remote as your hammer, screwdriver and saw all through the game until you finally worked your way up to building a regular size house! Unique challenges could include going back in time to build with more archaic materials to construct siege engines and battering rams and then test your new constructs in the field of battle.

Sailor

Sure, there are plenty of games that allow you to be a pilot or professional driver, but what about a game that's all about sailing? Allow players to learn the basics of skimming across the seas in a competitive format as they race across the water against other ships. Instead of merely taking the helm, the player would command the entire crew to make the ship fly towards the finish making commands to change the sails and direct the ship to port and starboard making it the epitome of multitasking. As players go through the racing season, they can earn money to upgrade their ship and hire more crew to ensure greater success in the field.

Executive

Ah, the high-powered executive. So many decisions, so little time. This game would run much like the Tycoon series of games where you make decisions on what your company sells, how the advertising division goes about marketing the product and who to hire and who to fire. At the end of each quarter, a board of trustees would evaluate your performance and determine whether to keep you on or to let you go. The amount of money you make for the company as well as your relationship with the staff would determine whether you stayed on for another run at executive. While it wouldn't completely emulate what the executive of a huge company actually does, it would give players the chance to see how they would do in the fast-paced world of business and whether or not they're cut out to be a leader of men.

Calculus

Yes, we know that Calculus is not actually a profession, but think of the possibilities! Integration! Sine! Cosine! Tangent! You've seen Guitar Hero, but now check out Calculus Hero. Solve equations and integrate formulae as you get your start as a novice math bowl participant all the way up to the big leagues of teaching advanced calculus at the top universities in the world. Using your trusty pen and tablet, solve equations like a pro, and if you're ever stuck for an answer and time is running down, activate Academic Power with a flourish of the pen and watch as the next step reveals itself to you. In Calculus Hero, solving for x means solving for fun!