How gamers have evolved from “unwashed basement kids” to a real culture

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Gaming has changed over decades. Once dismissed as a hobby for quirky types, the term “Gaming Culture” has become established today. But what is it actually? MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankwoski talks to experts on the topic.

Gamers were seen until a few years ago as rather reclusive people who avoided social contacts and rarely showered. The boom of Twitch, huge hits like the Netflix series Arcane, or mass-oriented apps like Pokémon GO have slowly but clearly changed this image.

In the talk, Leya speaks with Twitch streamers Maurice Weber and YouTuber Vlesk, as well as Ann-Kathrin Kuhls from GameStar’s video team about the topic of Gaming Culture. It discusses how gaming has changed in recent years and how it stands now.

Gaming as a subject for research and challenges for the future is also a topic: How will Gaming Culture develop further? For one hour, the team seeks answers here.

Also in this context, experts from MeinMMO and GameStar discussed perhaps the most important question in gaming: What is better, multiplayer or singleplayer and why is it multiplayer?

2 stubborn guys claim that singleplayer is better than multiplayer – 2 true heroes defend the one true opinion

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