COVID-19 Reduced Appeal of Challenge and Excitement in Gaming–But Only Marginally
Did COVID-19 have any impact on why people play video games? Beyond the shared, global anxiety of watching the pandemic unfold, many countries put in place similar shelter-in-place orders in roughly the same timeframe, disrupting work, leisure, and social interactions. Certainly, being kept indoors and having fewer sources of entertainment has boosted spending and engagement [...]