Virtual gaming: New way to socialise during pandemic
By Yasmin Salaria
GREATER NOIDA: Mehul Gehlot, a student and a resident of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, always enjoyed video gaming. But, theCOVID-19 pandemic, he admits, made him a more avid gamer.
“All the big gaming industries like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Respawn, Konami/Kojima productions saw a spike of 73 per cent during the pandemic as a lot many people were spending most of their time playing games,” Gehlot said.
According to the research, the lockdown has highly boostedonline gaming and e-sports user engagement resulting in increased profits for the gaming companies.
In recent years, competitive or multiplayer games have become more popular than single-player games.
“Most people prefer playing Battle Royal and other multiplayer games likeCall of Duty : Modern Warfare, Apex Legends and Fortnite rather than single-player games like Last of Us 1 & 2, Days Gone, God of War, Battlefield3/4/5, Sekiro Shadow Die Twice, Death Stranding, Uncharted, Dark Souls, Mario Kart, Life is Strange and Bloodborne,” he explained.
Gehlot, however, usually prefers playing single-player games. “My gaming friends are aged between 24 and 30 and all of them live outside India,” he said. Gehlot feels very grateful to have found many friends online, who care about him and constantly check on him with the rising COVID-19 cases in India.
“The online gaming had both positive and negative impact on my life. Games like Assassin’s Creed improved my knowledge about history, which was clearly visible in my test results.
“Since this game is completely based on major historic events like French Civil War, Roman Invasion in Egypt, Queen Elizabeth’s pirates who stole world wealth, Sir Francis Drake pirates like: Red Beard, Black Beard, female pirates and Caeser and his family. The negative impacts were irregularity in sleeping and eating schedule. “These competitivevideo games also made me short-tempered, but I am working on these issues, and my sleeping and eating schedule is now better than before,” Gehlot said.
Another gamer Asif, who also stays in Greater Noida, said that online gaming is also a very good career option.
“It’s a vast industry that is growing and changing rapidly with job opportunities coming up in every sector. You name it and they have it. There are exciting jobs for designers, developers, beta testers, coders, motion assessment and editors, to name just a few.
“It’s interesting to note how so many great brains have come together to create something that everyone loves, whatever the age-group” he said, adding that online gaming is here to grow.
The story first appeared in The Times of Bennett, the lab newspaper produced by the first semester students of The Times School of Media.
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GREATER NOIDA: Mehul Gehlot, a student and a resident of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, always enjoyed video gaming. But, the
“All the big gaming industries like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Respawn, Konami/Kojima productions saw a spike of 73 per cent during the pandemic as a lot many people were spending most of their time playing games,” Gehlot said.
According to the research, the lockdown has highly boosted
In recent years, competitive or multiplayer games have become more popular than single-player games.
“Most people prefer playing Battle Royal and other multiplayer games like
Gehlot, however, usually prefers playing single-player games. “My gaming friends are aged between 24 and 30 and all of them live outside India,” he said. Gehlot feels very grateful to have found many friends online, who care about him and constantly check on him with the rising COVID-19 cases in India.
“The online gaming had both positive and negative impact on my life. Games like Assassin’s Creed improved my knowledge about history, which was clearly visible in my test results.
“Since this game is completely based on major historic events like French Civil War, Roman Invasion in Egypt, Queen Elizabeth’s pirates who stole world wealth, Sir Francis Drake pirates like: Red Beard, Black Beard, female pirates and Caeser and his family. The negative impacts were irregularity in sleeping and eating schedule. “These competitive
Another gamer Asif, who also stays in Greater Noida, said that online gaming is also a very good career option.
“It’s a vast industry that is growing and changing rapidly with job opportunities coming up in every sector. You name it and they have it. There are exciting jobs for designers, developers, beta testers, coders, motion assessment and editors, to name just a few.
“It’s interesting to note how so many great brains have come together to create something that everyone loves, whatever the age-group” he said, adding that online gaming is here to grow.
The story first appeared in The Times of Bennett, the lab newspaper produced by the first semester students of The Times School of Media.
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