India, October 14, 2021: Facebook today announced its first-ever gaming event – FBGamingPressStart in India. Spread across two days, the virtual event will be hosted by popular comedian Abish Mathews and provide game developers, publishers, and creators across India an opportunity to build, grow their communities, and monetize on Facebook. #FBGamingPressStart is another step in Facebook’s mission of bringing the world closer together. On Facebook, people can find entertaining gaming videos to watch, follow their favorite creators and game titles, build meaningful connections in gaming groups and chats, discover new games and play those games with people from across the globe — all in one place. The event’s opening address will be made byGio Hunt, VP of Gaming Business and Operations,...
A Facebook based board game by graphic designer Pat C. Klein encourages people to get off their laptops and computers and go out to hang out with their friends. According to his website the objective of this game is “to persuade people to stop using the internet forever.” “As a young person living in the digital age, I feel as though the internet is affecting our ability to communicate with one another,” Klein mentioned on his site. “Research done by Stanford University has indicated that social networking sites like Facebook can increase loneliness, depression and insecurity. Facebook: The Board Game was created as a response to this. The idea is that instead of engaging with Facebook on your computer or phone, you can arrange to meet up with friends, have a...