New Delhi May 25 (IANS) As the digital gaming industry grows at a fast pace in India 50 per cent young people feel that gaming makes them a strategic thinker and leads to improved cognitive abilities and skill development a new survey revealed on Friday.
Commissioned by tech major Dell and done in 11 countries including in India nearly half (46 per cent) said gaming has given them a strong competitive drive and over a third felt "competitive" (37 per cent) after being called a gamer.
Contrary to stereotypes of a reclusive gamer music (68 per cent) spending time with family (57 per cent) and friends (57 per cent) travelling (56 per cent) and reading-writing (40 per cent) make up the other interests of a gamer.
According to a recent KPMG report the Indian online gaming industry will add 190 million gamers and become a $1 billion opportunity by 2021 from $290 million today.
"Similarly with PC gaming s explosion of popularity have come many new hardware and software entrants introducing innovation and developing an opportune industry which has lured even more intrigued spectators into the gaming world " the Dell-commissioned study said.
Indian gamers start young with almost 75 per cent picking up a gaming device before they turn 20.
"Gaming brings couples together. In India (25 per cent) of total respondents said their wife games which was highest than any other country surveyed " said the survey.
Nearly 30 per cent responded that gaming has had a positive effect on their relationship with people in their life because of a shared love of gaming.
"In a gaming system (55 per cent) Indian gamers seek power and performance followed by mobility affordability and aesthetics (35% each) " the findings showed.

--IANS na/bg