Those playing games on mobile devices are invariably referred to as "casual gamers", despite the quality of gameplay and graphics knocking on the door of the hardcore titles we know and love from the consoles. If research gathered by mobile game developer MocoSpace is anything to go by, casual is certainly an apt description of today’s mobile gamers, with a third playing titles while they ought to be working hard in class!
We’ve all been there – a mammoth pile of work sits there staring at us, or a teacher begins reading the unabridged version of the Magna Carta, and our hands almost spontaneously edge towards our pockets. With smartphone games often costing less than a dollar, most of our smartphones’ home screens are littered with icons of the likes of Bejeweled, Cut The Rope, and Angry Birds, so whether we’re up for a tricky puzzler or something a little more mellow, it’s only a couple of scrolls away.
Having polled 10,000 players for its self-explanatory "Y U Play?" research, MocoSpace found 31% of those whom responded admitted to playing games in the middle of class. Meanwhile, the reasons behind picking up a smartphone to begin gaming were mixed, and while a third noted they played out of sheer boredom, the same number said they gamed for kicks and enjoyment.
10% played to satisfy the urge to compete, while 9% were merely looking to meet new people. 6% were trying something new, while around 3% were gaming in order to flirt with others. Surprisingly, only 3% said they played mobile games because they were always on-the-fly, while the same proportion played to stay connected with friends (2%) and family (1%).
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