Gaming
The Super App that Empowers Filipino Gamers magine a life where you are in control of what you want to do and choose the things you love and want. You can play your favorite games, stream online to earn, train to compete for tournaments, eat, sleep, wake up, and have fun again all day. This is the life that many people dream of achieving. This is the life of a gamer who has the control buttons on his hand, literally and figuratively.
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Be the lethal assassin Guison who never runs out of tricks in Mobile Legends or shoot the lights out as Stephen Curry with a 3-point barrage to dominate NBA 2k21. In countries like the US and China, gamers are empowered to track a career in eSports. This is possible because of the
support that they receive from their government and other institutions. Many colleges and universities in those countries have accepted and approved the inclusion of online games as part of the school curriculum. Sadly, despite the recent achievements of Pinoy gamers in the online global arena, the maturity of eSports in the country is still behind due to various reasons, such as: (1) The stigma and poor acceptance of gaming as a sport and being a professional gamer as a career; 2) the lack of inclusivity and diversity due to low discoverability as not everyone has the resources and the space to play and be seen; and (3)the lack of official and organized spaces to practice or a one-stop-shop that would advocate and create an organized movement for the community.
The super app for gamers While it may sound like the Philippines has a lot of catching up to do, the good news is that there is a new eSports digital platform created by Pinoys for the Filipino gaming community to empower local players. Kalaro is a super app that serves as a single portal to a wide range of virtual features and services not only for gamers but also for content creators, game strategists, tournament organizers, and entrepreneurs. In a nutshell, it is the first Pinoy gaming platform that offers tournament management, social media, video hub, and more. The people behind Kalaro understand the potential of the eSports industry and how gamers and other stakeholders could actually benefit and level up the quality of their lives when the whole community works and plays together. Born out of the desire to uplift every gamer, Kalaro also aims to gather Filipino eSports enthusiasts to come together and nurture or groom gamers to be the best that they can be by providing them with opportunities to learn and grow together by leveraging the power of technology.
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