Being a member of the speakeasy offensive, a professional counter-strike clan, I can tell you that this video does a very good job exploring the depths of professional gaming (specifically, the pro RTCW scene), and reminds me of the last time I was in Dallas competing just like 4K.
As far as professional gaming goes, it's already a reality in Korea, where there is Starcraft on TV and live events in which hundreds of fans are cheering their favorite players on. However, professional gaming has a long way to go before it is able to go mainstream: a game has to be created that is spectator friendly and has built in television functions such as HLTV in Half Life. Counter-Strike is the most popular FPS ever created, but at the professional level, it is sometimes downright boring to watch when players are camping, doing nothing for 2 minutes before they actually make a move and attack a bombsite. A game has to be created where there is constant action, and is watchable by the masses (ie, does not make the crowd nauseus like many first person shooters do), before it can be shown on TV.
Slashdot Mirror
Being a member of the speakeasy offensive, a professional counter-strike clan, I can tell you that this video does a very good job exploring the depths of professional gaming (specifically, the pro RTCW scene), and reminds me of the last time I was in Dallas competing just like 4K.
As far as professional gaming goes, it's already a reality in Korea, where there is Starcraft on TV and live events in which hundreds of fans are cheering their favorite players on. However, professional gaming has a long way to go before it is able to go mainstream: a game has to be created that is spectator friendly and has built in television functions such as HLTV in Half Life. Counter-Strike is the most popular FPS ever created, but at the professional level, it is sometimes downright boring to watch when players are camping, doing nothing for 2 minutes before they actually make a move and attack a bombsite. A game has to be created where there is constant action, and is watchable by the masses (ie, does not make the crowd nauseus like many first person shooters do), before it can be shown on TV.