If you’re an Australian reading this, there’s an excellent chance you’re a gamer, whether or not you’ve thought about identifying that way.
See, there’s three ways to define the term “gamer”. Firstly, there is someone who intensely and competitively plays a narrow selection of first-person shooters and racing simulators. Secondly, someone who plays a lot of video games. And third, anyone who frequently plays games.
Playing video games is just one form of gaming.Credit:iStock
I like the third definition because it’s more inclusive and accurate. Hobbies only become better when more people with more life experiences become involved.
That third definition is so inclusive, in fact, that it covers 17 million Australians, according to research conducted by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association and Bond University. The latest Digital Australia 22 report gives us a…
