An eSports team of the Japanese game Fortnite, due to difficulties in recruiting, recruited members with an average age of over 60.
What is the most important thing about being an esports player? In this regard, words like “quick response”, “good speed”, “good analytical ability”, “flexible thinking” and even good health to be able to stay up late for sure will pop up in your head. And for the most part, these characteristics are basically only found in young people. E-sports has thus become one of the sport with the youngest average age in the world.
In the market, most of the e-sports teams take the standard of recruiting members to be as young as possible. Not only because these players are enthusiastic, mentally tough, and have good health, but also because the potential of young people is great, they have a lot of space to be able to develop comprehensively in terms of skills and abilities. competitive psychology. However, the team of Matagi Snipers, is an exception in the selection of players.
Matagi Snipers was established in Akita Prefecture, Japan last September, and is currently recruiting new members. However, due to the difficulty in recruiting new players, the Matagi Snipers team had to lower the age requirement to the fact that players must be over 60 years old.
When the team was formed last year, a total of 8 players (both male and female) were selected. In which the youngest is 66 years old, the oldest is 73 years old and the average age of the team is 69 years old. With the game project “Fortress Night”, and 8 players will gather together to practice 3 times a week.
Operating for nearly a year, Matagi Snipers has a sponsor. And these older players will also earn through live broadcasts and participate in contests for bonuses.
In Japan, the development of e-sports is not very popular. Despite being home to many games, esports is still a bit foreign to domestic players. There are very few e-sports clubs in Japan, and most of the established Esports clubs are only joined by older people.
Looking at the world, this case is not without. It was strange to hear a group of elderly people going to a game tournament with young men. Since the establishment of a CS:GO team called “Silver Sniper” in 2017 until now, more and more Esports clubs with such a form have emerged on the market. This wave was strongly responded and more and more people joined. Of course, the members are all “silver-haired players” with an average age of 60 years or older. And the word “Sliver” in the name also means the hair color of the players.
Responding to this movement is the e-sports team “Gray Player” from Finland, the average age of this team was up to 72 years old. The group has a total of 4 members, the “gray” color in the name of this group is similar to the “Silver Sniper” group, which is the hair color of each member, expressing the “spirit” of this group of elderly people. .
Returning to the group of Matagi Snipers, the most special thing about the group is not the age of the members, but their original intention to form the team due to “health”. The reason it is special is because according to the judgment of people around, the game is a sport that damages the eyes and health a lot because you have to sit in one place for a long time to look at the computer screen. But these “silver-haired players” do not think so, in their eyes this sport becomes a class for them to improve and exercise their health.
They believe that video games are effective in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, so it also attracts people who have never played the game. A 67-year-old player said:
“I have never played a game before, but after trying it out, I not only trained my eyes and hands, but through talking with my colleagues to discuss strategies, I felt found that dementia was very well prevented. And I will definitely continue to play the game in the future. “
Relying on joining an e-sports team to stay healthy is a small breakthrough for older folks. They can use it as a form of entertainment and they can also use it to explore new possibilities for their own value. Today’s elderly have long been dissatisfied with social activities in a narrow circle of communication. They are willing to expose themselves to new things to break down the barriers and prejudices of society.
In the near future, this form of gaming may develop even further.
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