Training
Serious games let you create a safe and controlled virtual environment where you can train your stuff in. People learn best by experiencing and daring to experiment.
By having your own virtual enviroment you can repeatetly train people in a more controlled manner. In many cases, real training may come with many big dangers. Simulations completely remove all those dangers.
Moreover, in many other cases, it might even be impossible to train in real life
Example use cases
Racing training
Surgery training
Military training
Mechanics training
Airplane piloting training