The present era of digitisation has made life much fast-paced. Every moment, every second demands certain work be done. The fierce competition all around demands a person be fast-paced. But the advantages that digitisation has presented is definitely worth remembering. A bank transfer takes places within minutes with just a click from anywhere in the world, a favourite movie has seen many years ago might just pop up in one of the notifications in a digital platform and rewind & renew the long lost love and so on.

The impact on games and gaming is also not less. Apart from the traditional indoor games like balancing beam, pitching pennies, carrom, snake ludo, chess, cards, darts and scrabble and various outdoor games like cricket, football, lawn tennis, badminton and so on; video games have successfully attracted not only kids but also the grownups.  In simple words, video games can be interpreted as games played in an electrical medium where the users interact with the characters of the game virtually via an interface like television or computer screen. The first commercially available video game, Computer Space, operated with coins landed in the market in the year 1971. 1972 witnessed the launch of the home version of the game. It gained immense popularity as it could successfully gift the public with a new taste.

Coming back to the present time, the hectic work schedule and work pressure drives one crazy at times. The mind is not a mechanical instrument capable of performing 24/7. With optimum relaxation, it is capable of delivering with much more vigour. Scooping out time for relaxation is tough at times. In such cases, a ten-minute game could help a person unwind a lot and get back to work with greater energy. Video games have come up as a rescue. Not only are they available to be played in an elaborate computer or television mediums but various application-based games are just a click away available easily in the Smartphones. Thus, such easy access makes life much more fun-filled.

Various genres of video games like action, role-playing, adventure, strategy, simulation, scientific games, and sports games are available. Various Casual Games like GameHouse, PopCap and Zylom are made available for the ones not interested in very complex and brainstorming experiences. Serious Games are intended to impart certain enlightenment to the users. These help players to involve themselves in certain learning experiences and create awareness among the mass. Take Action Games, Finding Zoe, In The Balance and Darfur is Dying are some of the examples of the type. Educational Games are made with the intention of improving and polishing scientific, mathematical and engineering reasoning skills of students. It helps present educational lessons in an interesting and eye-catching platter. Controller Games are the ones with a remote control that is used to instruct and control the characters of the game.

Gaming as a medium of relaxation is great. Short and crisp games can act as catalysts to keep the energy high and bounce back with renewed energy. Thus adding fun and excitement to the daily chores of life.