As with many innovations and new crazes online gaming was once believed
, by some, to be just a flash in the pan. However the MMORPG was no passing phase. MMORPG simply refers to a massively multi-player online role playing game.Such computer games elicit a wide range of emotions but few can deny their appeal with colourful settings, interesting storylines and amazing gameplay.The MMORPG phenomenon, especially World of Warcraft, took the world by storm and at one point the player count was doubling every year. MMORPG reached its peak with World of Warcraft.
When WoW was first released it took the world by surprise with its explosive growth. These days World of Warcraft has a consistent eleven million players.
That is eleven million people who are all involved in an intricate virtual world that only exists online! To many of these people this world is as important as the real world.
World of Warcraft is a highly addictive game. Dedicated players can spend long hours in front of their computer screens only leaving the game to occasionally eat and sleep.
In severe cases of game addiction the intolerable situation has led to the ending of relationships and marriages. In many cases players have formed stronger bonds with their guild members than their own families!
It has been said that World of Warcraft has ruined relationships and harmed lives. However, the opposite is also true! Just as many relationships have been forged online in the world of warcraft gaming environment.
There are people who fear that computer gaming can adversely affect the user. Others believe that sustained computer game use can lessen IQ and for some games this may well be the case.
However, World of Warcraft has been shown to teach players life skills that are relevant to the business world and managerial roles. In addition WoW helps people develop tangible and measurable team skills.
Many company executives and entrepreneurs claim that a workforce can learn a lot from playing WoW. These skills are highly useful in supervisory and managerial roles and can only be gained from experience in the management sector or through very expensive educational college courses!