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Pro-Gaming Film Released Online

Posted by simoniker on from the film-star-rock-star-mouselook-star dept.

Simon Bysshe writes "I've just released a new film for free online download, which I hope illustrates to the public how far professional gaming has come.The film was shot at the ESWC gaming championships in July, and includes in-depth interviews with many world-class Quake, Unreal, and Counter-Strike players. My intention for the film was to help potential sponsors of electronic sports realise the value of gaming as a spectator sport. The film can be downloaded from the ESReality site - in the past, Slashdot also posted about my last film, called 'Modern Day Gamer'." Update: 08/06 00:39 GMT by S : Thanks to andrewvc for a BitTorrent link to this 338mb DivX 5 movie.

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  1. a spectator sport? sure! by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look, if _golf_ can be a spectator sport, and if there are tv shows on _fishing_, then hell, yeah, computer gaming can be a spectator sport. Hell, nothing's quite as boring as a baseball game, and that's the national pasttime here in the U.S. of W. *shudder*

    I'd still rather play BZFlag, though. :)

    (Laser with Ricochet? Ouch.)

  2. Maybe by stevebob2019 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    There's the strong and weak points of professional gaming. Obviously, huge stadiums are not needed. Equipment is as good as the programmer. The laws of physics don't apply.

    But who would rather watch than play? When all you need is a computer, why use the same computer to be a spectator?