Gaming as an industry now is bigger than the music and movie industries combined! It is not only growing, but as an industry, it doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. However, even with these facts, there are still some who question the importance of the medium.

So with this article we here at Inviox are going to be going over the importance of gaming and exploring why the medium is so special!

It’s importance as an artform

Gaming, when it was first just beginning to walk for a while, was seen as nothing but a mere child's hobby and was never really a medium thought to ever be taken seriously in regard to how people view it as art.

However, fast forward to 2025, and this viewpoint couldn't be anything further from the truth. With games such as Clair Obscur, characters such as Arthur Morgan, and video game soundtracks from teams such as FromSoftware, the medium creates some of the most stunning and impactful modern-day art there is.

• Allows for art to story tell with choice and emotion

• Gaming acts as a fusion of multiple art forms, The visual arts, music, story telling, performance and design

• Allows stories to be told which in other mediums couldn't be told.

How it Builds community

Now whilst gaming was originally a system that was limited to only being able to play by yourself or by someone who had to be right next to you, the same cannot be said anymore, as now with the medium you can find yourself in America having friends who play the same game in Japan, Australia and really just about anywhere in the world.

However, the sense of community in gaming goes much deeper than just being a cool way to play with random people all over the world.

• Allows people to connect with people all over the world

• Allows people to make genuine bonds and friendships over a game they love

• Offers easier ways to communicate for people who can't, therefore allowing friendships to form which wouldn't have existed without gaming otherwise.

How it builds economies

Now this is also a point now which is more prevalent than ever, but it's simply the fact that due to gaming being such an economical giant in today’s business world, the industry is constantly generating new studios or roles, which therefore offer many people a livelihood in an industry they are passionate about.

• Create job roles which boost areas economies

• Boosts local and global markets

• Generates vast revenue

• Encourages small businesses and entrepreneurship

How it allows for people to escape and just have a medium they enjoy as a pastime.

Now, whilst every point on this list so far has been very grand and hit with a deep level of seriousness, it is also important to not forget one of, if not for many, the most important aspects of the medium, which is that it is FUN!

This beautiful medium offers many a hobby to destress with, escape with, immerse with, laugh with and even sometimes cry with (whether those tears are happy or sad, well, that depends on the game…).

• Take a break from real life and explore beautifully immersive worlds.

• Get lost in beautiful stories.

• Destress and enjoy the mental relaxation that many games offer.

• Allows players to have a place to express themselves and have a personalised pastime

  
  

Ending thoughts

In the end the importance of gaming to gamers is without a doubt known; however, we here at Inviox just felt it was right to highlight just why we love this beautiful medium so much.

Whether we are laughing with our friends over something funny that happened in a game or whether we are crying our eyes out over something sad that happened in a game or whether we are getting angrier than we should be at a certain boss (you definitely just thought of a specific boss you struggled with there, didn't you…) The importance of gaming can never really be fully stated.