Mobile gaming industry, being one of the fastest growing industries in the world, has become the source of entertainment for people from all walks of life and across all demographics. The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), a non-profit-driven apex body for India’s online gaming industry, has released a report named “Online Gaming is a Life Skill”, contemplating which skills were considered ‘life skills’ by gamers, how gamers gained such skills, regardless of whether the work environment adequately showed them such skills, and which of these skills could be acquired through gaming.

The report tracked down that 86% of gamers in Pune played online games on mobile phones. Likewise, 56% in the city accepted that participating in online games has assisted them in achieving strong analytical abilities by regularly attempting to play the best way to win a game.

Generally speaking, the report revealed that 76% of gamers accepted that by regularly playing a game in the best way to win, they could foster strong analytical skills. The two-third of them (57%) felt that an individual could hone viable life skills through online games in a similar way which they would attain through an entire day in the working environment — 57% of men and 56% of women accepted this view.

The report additionally indicated the life skills that online gamers said were vital to gaming, which included reflexes (65%), and strategy and logic (68%), followed by willpower (53%) and getting risk/return (52%); 46% expressed memory was vital as well. 53% of the respondents in Pune likewise concurred that one could learn such useful life skills through online games as they could through an entire day in the workplace.

Curiously, gamers displayed a better mentality towards their online gaming partners in contrast with their genuine work connections. 56% of gamers said they were almost certain to be straightforward with their gaming partners than with their work associates (51%). The thing that matters was more notable among Gen Z (5%) versus those over the age of 45 (2%). This compares to an examination directed by Norton. The Norton study expressed that 81% of respondents said that online multiplayer games had improved their teamwork skills, while 71% felt that gaming had improved their cognitive ability.

Around one in every four gamers felt that online gaming is a practical calling and this mirrors the change in the business as of now. Lockdowns and social distancing during the previous year saw an expanding number of individuals transform their enthusiasm for gaming into a full-time profession. Today, an expert gamer who has joined an esports organization can acquire anyplace around INR 5,000-45,000 every month. In 2019 India series of a popular mobile game saw the territorial finalist group win INR 4,50,000.

Speaking on the discoveries, Roland Landers, CEO, All India Gaming Federation, said, “Varied skills like critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making and problem-solving are essential for one’s growth in life. Through this research, we sought to understand whether consumers genuinely realize the value of mobile gaming. This study has helped us conclude that gaming is a way to collaborate, engage, and is becoming a sector where people want to build their careers.”

The report tracked down that 51% of women accepted that physical and mental skills like ‘memory’ and ‘reflexes’ were fundamental for online gamers (contrasted with 33% of men). More than half of men (67%) accepted that cognitive skills like technique, logic, understanding of risk and returns, and determination were requirements for online gamers (contrasted with 49% of women).

Credits: Punekar News