Dominance

Dominance

Have you ever wanted to be known as the greatest in a specific category such as, Michael Jordan in basketball, Wayne Gretzky in hockey, or Serena Williams in tennis. In 2016, we have individuals trying to become the greatest video game player in specific games. Online video gaming has become a growing addiction among adults and children because they each want to be known as the best. There are many video games that pertain a competition such as, action, shooting, racing and sports games. In 2015, there was a survey that happened to see what genres of video game were the most popular. The most popular, was shooting games with 24.5% while action games weren’t too far behind with 22.9%. (cite) The most popular shooting game today is called Call of Duty, which is known for its leaderboard where individuals are being ranked for their performance. By having the leaderboard approach people are able to established their dominance over other, not only towards their friends but everyone around the world. In 2014, Riot Games an organized gaming competition had a roughly 27 million streaming views which is nearly the same number of people tuned into the NCAA Basketball final the same year. People love having fans while competing against millions of people battling to become the top video gamer in the world. Also while playing for the Riot Games the winner will be receiving a grand prize which is usually cash and for that reason is why people try to become the best at a video game, most people playing video game is a career. Having dominance in a video game can provide shelter and food for someone family, that’s the core reason why the public is starting to play video games a lot more than usual because believe it or not it can be a full time job if you’re that good. Dominance, is one thing everyone wants to have and it is not easy to get. Especially when there is approximately 1.2 billion people playing video games in the world today. To conclude, everyone wants to be the greatest and is practicing like it’s a full time job to be the best, not only playing for fun as, but also to provide for himself and their family.

Sources:

U.S. most popular video game genres 2015 | Statista. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2016, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/ 

Booton, J. (2015, July 29). 27 million watched this video game tournament - matching NCAA final audience. Retrieved October 11, 2016, from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-new-sports-industry-is-blossoming-online-and-its-already-worth-billions-2015-05-29

Takahashi, D. (2013, November 25). More than 1.2 billion people are playing games. Retrieved October 11, 2016, from http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/25/more-than-1-2-billion-people-are-playing-games/