A Study on Online Gaming Benefits Towards Teenagers and Youth

With commencement of online games like Pub-g and Free fire and also, the availability of smart phones at affordable price led to growth in online gaming consumer base in past decade. Like two faces of a coin online gaming too has its own pros and cons, this study is conducted to explore positive side of online gaming. The main aim of this study is to identify the potential benefits of online gaming towards teens and youth. In this study both exploratory and descriptive research design are use gain better understanding of online gaming communities. For this study data was collected through structured questionnaire converted into Google forms circulated through various online gaming groups in WhatsApp and other social media platforms. From 100 respondents who belongs Ballari districts, Karnataka. And data is analysed using SPSS. The results of the study shows that online gaming has benefits on mental health such as stress reduction and other benefits such as social network, social interaction skills. Additionally, online gaming improves the strategic and problem-solving ability. And some of the respondent also opined that getting expertise in gaming will help them to build their career as professional gamers.