Clash of clans: clashing of time
It is 3am, every one is sound asleep, but Tshering is still awake and engrossed in his phone.
He is excited but tensed too. He is working hard to get three stars in his first and second attack. The battlefield is “Clash of Clans.” He is the leader in his clan and has five co-leaders, 10 elders and 15 members in his clan. His clan is known as “DRUK PAWOO”.
Tshering and his members of the clan are among the thousands of Bhutanese who hooked to the online mobile game.
Clash of Clan also known as COC was released for iPhone OS (iOS) platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for Android on October 7, 2013. It requires careful thinking, planning and managing of resources to be successful. Players must work hard to plan and build their village, set up the necessary defenses against enemy attacks and create a powerful army.
Players enter into alliances with other players and form ‘clans.’ They attack other player’s villages and earn rewards such as gold, elixir and trophies used to advance their position in the game.
Like Tshering, there are many others who are busy playing the game during odd hours. Some of them play during the office hours, students at class hours irrespective of their ages and work places.
Today, children, young people and adults constantly competes against each other in this strategy game in a setting full of giants, kings, wizards, valkyries, archers, barbarians, spells and so on.
“It is a strategy game,” said Tshering. “It improves and develops my thinking and preparation skills”. He also added that it is wonderfully designed, attractive, entertaining and addictive online game. “It develops a responsibilities and processes that are necessary in life,” he said.
An interesting feature of the game is the chat room where members can chat while playing. A lot of strategies are made in the chat room.
“Playing COC is never a waste of time” said Namgay Choden, a COC enthusiast. “In this game, it is something we must do for many hours and something we should go on doing it to reach to highest level,” she said.
“Namgay is quick to defend the game. Playing is humans’ key way of learning. Many people have spent day’s playing cards and dice, but COC is a strategy game requires many mental processes that are a lot more complex than those required in lazy games.”
But some elders disagree. A father of Tshering clan member said that the game is diverting attention. “I think this is the work of the devil, this game diverts our youth’s attention, so instead of going to class they will just play the game, one kid even asked me to pray for his clan,” he said.
There are talks that some have reached rehab centers because they got hooked to the game. Others said that any amount of time spent on gaming is a waste of time. “It could reduce their productivity,” said a parent. “It is important to limit the time they spend on the game and agree on certain times or schedules,” said another, Jampel.
A simple survey of a 30-member clan showed that almost all the members experienced negative feeling playing the game. Among them, at least 50 percent admitted having felt rejection, anger and even hatred towards other players. About 25 percent had even felt distress, nervousness or fear.
One addicted player Dorji said he couldn’t stop it because the clash has become so competitive. “I can’t stop myself from looting other base. I will be able to stop it only if it is banned.”
A Clan leader Chimmi said, “I think these days I am not able to concentrate on my work at office. Sometimes I feel my real work is managing the clan.”
There are others who realized that the game is taking away valuable time. Sonam, 21, said that he stopped after reaching “Town hall” level 10 because he couldn’t concentrate on his studies. “I couldn’t concentrate on my studies, didn’t have time to help my parents with household chores and time to talk to relatives.”
It is 3am, every one is sound asleep, but Tshering is still awake and engrossed in his phone.
He is excited but tensed too. He is working hard to get three stars in his first and second attack. The battlefield is “Clash of Clans.” He is the leader in his clan and has five co-leaders, 10 elders and 15 members in his clan. His clan is known as “DRUK PAWOO”.
Tshering and his members of the clan are among the thousands of Bhutanese who hooked to the online mobile game.
Clash of Clan also known as COC was released for iPhone OS (iOS) platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for Android on October 7, 2013. It requires careful thinking, planning and managing of resources to be successful. Players must work hard to plan and build their village, set up the necessary defenses against enemy attacks and create a powerful army.
Players enter into alliances with other players and form ‘clans.’ They attack other player’s villages and earn rewards such as gold, elixir and trophies used to advance their position in the game.
Like Tshering, there are many others who are busy playing the game during odd hours. Some of them play during the office hours, students at class hours irrespective of their ages and work places.
Today, children, young people and adults constantly competes against each other in this strategy game in a setting full of giants, kings, wizards, valkyries, archers, barbarians, spells and so on.
“It is a strategy game,” said Tshering. “It improves and develops my thinking and preparation skills”. He also added that it is wonderfully designed, attractive, entertaining and addictive online game. “It develops a responsibilities and processes that are necessary in life,” he said.
An interesting feature of the game is the chat room where members can chat while playing. A lot of strategies are made in the chat room.
“Playing COC is never a waste of time” said Namgay Choden, a COC enthusiast. “In this game, it is something we must do for many hours and something we should go on doing it to reach to highest level,” she said.
“Namgay is quick to defend the game. Playing is humans’ key way of learning. Many people have spent day’s playing cards and dice, but COC is a strategy game requires many mental processes that are a lot more complex than those required in lazy games.”
But some elders disagree. A father of Tshering clan member said that the game is diverting attention. “I think this is the work of the devil, this game diverts our youth’s attention, so instead of going to class they will just play the game, one kid even asked me to pray for his clan,” he said.
There are talks that some have reached rehab centers because they got hooked to the game. Others said that any amount of time spent on gaming is a waste of time. “It could reduce their productivity,” said a parent. “It is important to limit the time they spend on the game and agree on certain times or schedules,” said another, Jampel.
A simple survey of a 30-member clan showed that almost all the members experienced negative feeling playing the game. Among them, at least 50 percent admitted having felt rejection, anger and even hatred towards other players. About 25 percent had even felt distress, nervousness or fear.
One addicted player Dorji said he couldn’t stop it because the clash has become so competitive. “I can’t stop myself from looting other base. I will be able to stop it only if it is banned.”
A Clan leader Chimmi said, “I think these days I am not able to concentrate on my work at office. Sometimes I feel my real work is managing the clan.”
There are others who realized that the game is taking away valuable time. Sonam, 21, said that he stopped after reaching “Town hall” level 10 because he couldn’t concentrate on his studies. “I couldn’t concentrate on my studies, didn’t have time to help my parents with household chores and time to talk to relatives.”
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