What drives people to spend time gaming or even take it up as a hobby?
Everyone has a different reason to play games, but the most common is immersion. Immersion is when you forget your realities around you and believe you are somewhere else. Especially in today’s society, there are many people who go home very tired after a stressful day at work and immerse themselves in a totally different reality, perhaps a powerful hero that battles evil with superhuman strength. There are also many factors related to the aspects of society that surrounds many games, especially online games. People tend to like playing with other players, be it for company or rivalry. 2. What is the current state of the gaming community in Malta? The gaming community in Malta is very young when compared with abroad. Computer gaming could actually be considered as a hobby since only a couple of years ago (2000 onwards) so the community is not yet very mature. However, it is very pleasing to see that the amount of gamers from the Maltese islands is increasing rapidly year by year. Only
