From its humble beginnings as fan made mod for Warcraft 3, the genre of games now known as “MOBA” (short for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) has taken the industry by storm. The original fan creation, titled Defense of the Ancients (or DotA), pits two teams of five players against each other, each team spawning on …
As a hobby, gaming can create some interesting and disquieting juxtapositions to our existence. On the one hand, it is an activity which stimulates the brain, expands the boundaries of critical thinking, and allows people to de-stress or work through the problems and frustrations of their day in a world where the consequences of their decisions are not so dire as their reality. Despite these positive factors however, gaming is still often frowned upon by a vast degree of society as a childish activity which is not to be taken seriously.