Gaming and Esports: An Exciting Career Option

October 20, 20214 Minutes Read

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Playing video games on our mobile phones or computer is common. But did you know that it is now also a career option? Yes, gaming has now become one of the many exciting job options for girls today.

It is now possible to not just play games but also earn money from them.

What are Esports and Gaming?

Gaming means playing games online.

Esports or Electronic Sports are video game competitions played by professional gamers. They play either as a team or individually.

A gamer is a person who regularly plays computer or video games. A professional or "pro gamer" is a gamer associated with a gaming team or gaming association. They play online tournaments to earn money.

What all do you need to be a professional gamer?

Professional gaming is a high-risk, high-reward career choice. Like any other profession, the more time you give, the more you get! It is not a typical 9 to 5 job. Some of the top professional gamers spend between 12-18 hours daily playing games. Even on weekends, they are busy gaming or attending tournaments.

But if you are passionate and dedicated to gaming, you can do it as a full-time career. You will set a new trend and earn money! All you need is a smartphone or a computer and internet access. And, most importantly, the willpower to do so!

Making career choices is not easy. Many professionals offer career guidance today. It is a good idea to consult them and go for career tests and counselling. It makes choosing a career easy. There are also free psychometric career guidance tests available online. These can also provide some direction and information about which career option can one choose.

Estimated earnings as a professional gamer

One usually gets a salary of Rs 15,000 - 18,000 per month in gaming. And after a good experience in the field, some gamers even earn lakhs!

The technical side of it...

If you have the creativity, passion and technical understanding, you can become a Game Designer or Game Developer. Understanding the gaming software and gaming theory is also essential. For this, it is necessary to do a relevant course in the field. You can do an online course also.

There is no specific age to start gaming. But one can even start early, as a student. Gaming is a good career option for girls. One can play from home. That means gaming becomes a work from home option. Anyone can consider it as a job option. Students, graduates, undergraduates, postgraduates, homemakers - this is a job option for anyone.

If you want to do game developing or designing, you can look for colleges offering courses in multimedia or animation. You can apply after 10th or 12th Std. You can do a Certificate, Diploma or Degree course.

A professional gamers' salary depends on:

Which game do they choose to play
Their level of skill
Whether they stream or not -- which means are others able to view the games they play online?
The number of significant tournaments they win
The number of sponsors they have

What are the various income sources?

Prize money - the amount you win by participating in different competitions and tournaments
Sponsorships - in Esports, sponsorships usually come from computer equipment manufacturers, energy drink producers or gaming furniture makers.
Streaming - when you stream your game online
Salaries - many professional teams employ their players on a regular salary basis
Bonuses - can be earned from outside sponsors, media and fans through streaming donations, offer to do an ad commercial with a sponsor or just a lump sum from their organisation.

Some institutions that offer courses in this field:

Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematic (MAAC), Mumbai
Arena Animations, New Delhi
Zee Institute of Creative Arts, Bangalore
iPixio Animation College, Bangalore
Animaster Academy -- College for excellence in Animation, Bangalore
Academy of Animation and Gaming, Noida

Today gaming and esports are much more than just for entertainment and hobby. It is a highly competitive industry. It has opened various career options for all. You don't need to be a game developer or pro gamer only. The industry now recruits professionals from different career options such as:
Social media manager
Event manager
Agent
Sponsor
Streamer
Host
Coach
Journalist
Sales and marketing specialist
Referee
Organisation owner and many more...

Some warnings before you start your gameplay...

Sitting in one place and playing for many hours can cause health and social problems. So do regular exercise, talk to people and maintain a daily schedule.
Many countries have laws that don't allow children under 18 years to work. So many competitions and tournaments, and the top teams usually have a minimum age limit.
Just like gaming, there are many new and exciting job options available for girls today. It is also a good idea to do a free online course or a short internship. It will help you see if you like these options as a full-time career.
There are many free online courses and interesting internships available on the internet today. It is a good idea to check them out and see what interests one as a full-time career option.

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Vibha Harish suffered from PCOD as a teen. But rather than a complaint about it, she used it as a learning experience to start her own company of herbal cosmetics

Vibha was a teenager when she started suffering from severe PCOD. This resulted in severe hair fall and acne as well as irregular periods. She visited many doctors and underwent many treatments. But nothing worked.

Worried about her daughter's health, her mother started mixing ayurvedic powders like Ashwagandha and Shatavari in her food. Within a few months, Vibha could feel the difference in her health.

Over a period of time, her hair-fall reduced, and periods regularised. This experience left Vibha impressed with the power of herbal products and Ayurveda.

As ayurvedic medicines helped her cure her condition, she thought of formulating ayurvedic products and selling them.

Driven by her thought of starting something of her own, Vibha left her corporate job. This was her first step to success.

The next step was getting to know the field in depth.

So she started interacting with herbal practitioners from different parts of the world. From the USA to Singapore, she spoke with everyone and gained tremendous knowledge about this field.

Along with that, she took guidance from her mother.

Vibha was so determined that she took a course on Herbalism too. Then she visited different farms in Karnataka to formulate her own herbal products.

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The main goal of Cosmix was to make products to improve health and immunity in women.

Within one year, Cosmix registered a turnover of around Rs 2 crore!

Just when it seemed that everything was going well, the Covid Pandemic hit.

During this Pandemic, Vibha's business came to hold. Due to the safety reasons of her employees, she gave her business a short break.

But she did not stop her work during that period. She noticed that children between three to six years of age are not getting proper nutrition.

"Earlier, these children, living in rural areas of Karnataka, were part of mid-day meal schemes which ensured daily nutrition. However, once schools were shut, they were unable to eat nutritious food. Some of them were even malnourished," she said.

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Last checked, around 2,50,000 bars were distributed to 1400 children. Vibha used part of the company's profits to fund the "Nutrition for All" programme

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