Varun James is a passionate online gamer who is now professionally into it. He took to gaming back when video games were the rage, slowly but steadily graduating to a Play Station. Now, he is a professional PC gamer actively playing on a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) ‘Defence of the Ancients’, also known as ‘DOTA 2’, and earns anywhere between Rs 20,000 and Rs 50,000 per month depending on the tournaments he plays.
Jan 13, 2020 A puzzle game, with a bit like candy crush interface, this is one of the latest website to offer money for playing online games. For creating and account to start playing the live game, you have to pay an entry fee that will choose the level of prize money you can win. It starts from 9¢ and can extend to $.99, depending upon your choice.
“Gaming has been my passion, and I represent Hyderabad when we play internationally. And gaming has helped me travel a lot as a team,” Varun says excitedly. “However, the e-sports industry in India still growing, with not as many tournaments here as on international platforms.”
It was an interest in multiple player online games, which also led Vivek Sampara, a 32-year-old chief technology officer at Really Singapore, to play ‘DOTA 2’, though he is not a professional player like Varun. “I have been playing this since I was 14, and I really enjoy gaming whether it is on a console or a PC. Though I do not play it professionally and this is only a side skill I have, which is more like an after-work stress buster, I play two to three games every day and some more during the weekends,” says Vivek. He believes some of the best things about gaming are making friends and going out to a gaming café to play games and chill.
Games people play
- DailyRewards is a Canadian-based site that will pay you to perform simple tasks such as playing games, completing surveys and watching videos. They will pay you to play simple and exciting games such as Vegas Nights, Bejewelled, and Wheel of Fortune.
- Students can play against each other, against other online players or against the computer, with the option of taking part in up to 10 games at once. In addition, the game is mobile-friendly.
- Online Games for Young Kids. Free online finance games appropriate for elementary age students (grades K-5). Peter Pigs Money Counter Learning about money is fun with Peter Pig. In this interactive game, kids practice identifying, counting and saving money while learning fun facts about U.S.
- Gamesgames.com has a huge collection of free games.Totally new ones are added every day, and there’s over 10,000 free online games for you to play. At GamesGames, you can try out everything from kids games to massive multiplayer online games that will challenge even the best of players.
Girls are just as enthusiastic about online gaming as boys. Mizba Shaikh, who plays ‘DOTA’, ‘DOTA2’, ‘Cs Go’, ‘Pub’ and ‘Don’t Starve Together’, among others, is not a professional gamer. She says it’s not just fun but it has made her mind sharper.
“Tackling tasks in the game has helped me sharpen my mind,” Mizba says. “I love how we get to work together as a team while playing a game. The strategies and brainstorming while playing these games certainly add to the kick.”
She says gaming also makes her feel more free. “I stay awake late into the night to play these games... probably also why I have dark circles on my face,” Mizba says with a chuckle.
The lockdown has enabled players to strengthen their game, as they now have more time on their hands to play often. Dileep Reddy, who has been casually playing PubG for a year, really took to it only during the lockdown. “Now I am crazy about this game and can’t get enough of it,” Dileep tells us, betraying a hint of guilt. “I have also bettered my playing skills.”
Back to the roots
Even games some of us played indoors during our childhood have now gone online. Ludo, a game loved by everyone since their childhood, has found many takers since the game launched online. Ludo King, which had more than a million downloads since the lockdown began, is still a trending game online. Playing Ludo King brought back to Navin Pivhal the ‘good old days’. “The multiple-player game is fun to play it with friends and family,” says Navin, wishing more such nostalgic indoor games were available online.
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...Links to free online games and apps that teach kids about money.
Online Games for Young Kids
Free online finance games appropriate for elementary age students (grades K-5).
Peter Pigs Money Counter
Learning about money is fun with Peter Pig. In this interactive game, kids practice identifying, counting and saving money while learning fun facts about U.S. currency. After completing the game, players are rewarded with a trip to the virtual store to buy accessories within budget and dress up Peter Pig in fun scenes.
Wise Pockets
Interactive game for kids to learn about managing money. Resource guides for teachers and parents.
Fruit Shoot Coins
Requires kids to add the coins then shoot the fruit with the correct coin total.
H.I.P. Pocket Change
A number of games from the U.S. Mint that teaches kids about currency and managing money.
Online Games and Apps for Preteen and Teenagers
Free online finance games and apps appropriate for middle and high school age students (grades 6-12).
Financial Football
Interactive football game that requires players to answer personal finance questions. Lesson plans and other materials by grade level also from Visa.
Financial Soccer
Interactive soccer game that requires players to answer personal finance question. Lesson plans and other materials by grade level also from Visa.
Financial Entertainment
Financial Entertainment is a library of free online and mobile games, designed and developed by Commonwealth, that aim to improve personal financial capability, knowledge, and self-confidence.
Gen I Revolution: Online Personal Finance Game
Developed for middle school and high school students, this online game gives your students the chance to learn important personal finance skills as they play and compete against fellow classmates.
Chair The Fed Game
Learn how monetary policy works by taking charge of a simulated economy.
Online Income By Playing Games Like
Plan'it Prom App
To help combat the high cost of prom, Visa's free app helps teens and parents budget for every prom-related expense.
Online Earning App By Playing Games
Stock Market Game
The Stock Market Game is the right tool for you to help your students build a fundamental understanding of investing while providing them with real world skills practice in math, English Language Arts, economics, social studies, and other subjects.