eSports

Black Francis · 05-11-2015, 02:54 PM

I don't know how many of you are familiar with the concept of eSports but for those of you who aren't here is a vice doc so you can catch up on the subject.

This video only covers the LoL championship but there are other gaming tournaments for games like Marvel Vs Capcom, Dota 2, Fifa and many others.

I imagine for people who are not into gaming these may seem real silly but i guarantee you for gamers this is not, like it or not videogames are at the height of their popularity and are crossing over big time to popular culture HOWEVER is this just a fad or a sign of what is to come?

With this happening is not crazy to think that future sports could be played digitally or that even robots will replace humans on the field, as much as this is a gaming subject is a also technological subject, how far are we going to go?

i find there many sides to this subject with lots of pros/cons, it brings up many questions and even concerns so im interested to see what you all think

DwnWthVwls · 05-11-2015, 04:25 PM

League is love. League is life.

Thanks I'll check it out.

EDG just beat SKT in the Mid-Season Invitational.. China represent.

Black Francis · 05-11-2015, 04:55 PM

Hope you like it.

Im not a LoL player myself but the concept of eSports filling sports arenas like an actual sport is a little mind boggling to me.
i heard they were even given scholarships for this

You Can Now Go To College On An eSports Scholarship : T-Lounge : Tech Times

This has gone beyond playing a simple game, playing videogames now can have a future.
I mean look at the rise of cosplayers and youtube gaming channels, there's alot money being made from all this. ive been playing videogames all my life and ive never seen games be so integrated into our everyday lives as it's happening now.

I wonder if eSports will catch up in america, i imagine if it gets big enough it will.

DwnWthVwls · 05-11-2015, 05:12 PM

Decent doc. I skipped some of the stuff. I wish he focused more on what the gamers actually go through to get where they are.

It's already pretty huge in America. There are multiple millionaire gamers from youtube/twitch.tv streams.

I don't see it ever taking over like it has in Korea.

**Frownland** · 05-11-2015, 05:30 PM

Watching other people play regular sports is a stupid idea to me already, watching someone else play video games is even dumber imo.

DwnWthVwls · 05-11-2015, 05:39 PM

Making noise is dumb. Listening to someone else make noise is even worse. :O

Edit: All kidding aside I think that's a ****ty way to look at it. We all have something we enjoy watching other people do that we can't do at all or as well. The enjoyment people get from watching sports is like the enjoyment we get from listening to music. To call it stupid is stupid, it's just something you don't get enjoyment out of.

I don't watch real sports either, not even the super bowl, but I don't think it's a stupid thing for people to do.

**Frownland** · 05-11-2015, 05:45 PM

Nah I like playing sports and video games, I just can't get excited when I'm watching other people do it. I guess I'm just selfish.

Black Francis · 05-11-2015, 05:47 PM

I know it already crossed over to america but i think it is still gradually seeping in and the rise of american gaming youtubers cosplayers and game cons are facilitating that.

Maybe it will never take off in america but maybe it will cause it seems excessively liking videogames or the internet is not a cultural thing, that is to say, you don't need to be south korean to enjoy LoL to the extent they do.

DwnWthVwls · 05-11-2015, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Nah I like playing sports and video games, I just can't get excited when I'm watching other people do it. I guess I'm just selfish.

I don't get excited, I enjoy learning about the intricacies of the game. For me it's probably the equivalent of what you would get out of sitting next to an amazing musician creating noise you never thought was possible (I assume you'd appreciate the experience). You have to understand that some of the things these players manage to do are not even fathomable until you see it happen.

Anyway, I won't bust your balls about it anymore. Just defending my interests.

Black Francis · 05-11-2015, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Watching other people play regular sports is a stupid idea to me already, watching someone else play video games is even dumber imo.

I agree on the first part and disagree on the second one.

What i like about eSports is that its athletes are for the most part unathletics kids.

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	eSports I don't know how many of you are familiar with the concept of eSports but for those of you who aren't here is a vice doc so you can catch up on the subject. This video only covers the LoL championship but there are other gaming tournaments for games like Marvel Vs Capcom, Dota 2, Fifa and many others. I imagine for people who are not into gaming these may seem real silly but i guarantee you for gamers this is not, like it or not videogames are at the height of their popularity and are crossing over big time to popular culture HOWEVER is this just a fad or a sign of what is to come? With this happening is not crazy to think that future sports could be played digitally or that even robots will replace humans on the field, as much as this is a gaming subject is a also technological subject, how far are we going to go? i find there many sides to this subject with lots of pros/cons, it brings up many questions and even concerns so im interested to see what you all think __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Hope you like it. Im not a LoL player myself but the concept of eSports filling sports arenas like an actual sport is a little mind boggling to me. i heard they were even given scholarships for this You Can Now Go To College On An eSports Scholarship : T-Lounge : Tech Times This has gone beyond playing a simple game, playing videogames now can have a future. I mean look at the rise of cosplayers and youtube gaming channels, there's alot money being made from all this. ive been playing videogames all my life and ive never seen games be so integrated into our everyday lives as it's happening now. I wonder if eSports will catch up in america, i imagine if it gets big enough it will. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Watching other people play regular sports is a stupid idea to me already, watching someone else play video games is even dumber imo. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Nah I like playing sports and video games, I just can't get excited when I'm watching other people do it. I guess I'm just selfish. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-11-2015, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I know it already crossed over to america but i think it is still gradually seeping in and the rise of american gaming youtubers cosplayers and game cons are facilitating that. Maybe it will never take off in america but maybe it will cause it seems excessively liking videogames or the internet is not a cultural thing, that is to say, you don't need to be south korean to enjoy LoL to the extent they do. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A