I participated in a panel discussion at the Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. This ground-breaking event examined how technology affects our social, mental, and physical well-being, both positively and negatively. I had the privilege of sitting next to Abdulaziz Alshehri, the first player from Saudi Arabia and the first in all of Asia to win the Fifa eWorld Cup, the highest honour in football. This panel discussion was explicitly focused on gaming.
Alshehri discussed the drive and commitment required to win an Esports championship, but he also stressed the importance of finding balance, taking breaks, and giving education and health top priority. I bet his point of view struck a chord with any worried parents in the crowd. After the panel, I got a glimpse of Alshehri’s legendary status as adoring fans swarmed the stage for pictures and maybe some strategic advice on how to improve their own performances.
Rather than overly focusing on the harms and dangers, our session celebrated gaming and Esports and the many psychological benefits they bring. After all, video games are only the latest incarnation of humanity’s innate playfulness. Anthropologists tell us that games are simply the formalised expression of play.
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