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Everyone has a profession. Some people are footballers, some are accountants, some are journalists... Everyone does.
But as time goes on, we all ways start to see new professions. But there is one that is in the early stages that I never thought I would see. Professional Gamers.
Now, for the first time ever, I actually did some research for this topic. It turns out that there is a whole world that I never new existed given over to professional gamers. There’s a Pro Gamers League, there are Pro Gamer World Championships... Of course I knew there were championships before I looked into this, I played in one, but what I never knew was that people could actually earn quite a decent living from gaming.
Take i8 for example. One of my sources (Err... that’d be Reaper then) informs me that there was a £2500 prize for the winner of the Quake 1v1 Tournament. I don’t care what footballers earn, that is quite a substantial amount of money. Especially considering that that can be won just by playing computer games.
After going roving on the web I found out more. There is a Tournament that offers prizes of $7500 to the winner. That’s roughly £3000. That’s a hell of a lot of money up for grabs. And it can be won for only 3 or 4 days play.
Think about it. You could earn a pretty decent amount by playing games professionally. Competitions are going on all the time. The i-Series, the Pro Gamers League, the World Championships, the UK Championships… There is a lot of money to be earned just by playing and winning on computer games... Which I do nearly every night.
If a gamer is good enough and can get to these events he could well be earning more than your average car salesman.
But of course it doesn’t end there. Companies can’t leave anything alone if there’s a chance that they could make money from it. Peripheral makers can, will and DO sponser gamers to use their products at events for some quick’n’easy advertising. This provides another source of income for the professional gamers.
Of course, it wouldn’t all be Easy Street. Oh no. I know how much I had to practice to get as good as I am at Excitebike. These people don’t just have their sister to beat, they have other gamers that probably practice as much as they do to contend with. I’d imagine you’d have to practice for roughly 14 or 15 hours a day to get to the stage when you can take on and beat your opponents.
This kind of lifestyle CANNOT be healthy. Stuck for 2 quarters of the day in front of a PC or console eating junk food is not good for your body. It would also destroy your social life. Your local social life that is. Of course you could go online and socialise with other gamers, maybe join a clan and meet up with your fellow members for matches every night.
My dream job would without a doubt be a Pro gamer, but that just aint gonna happen. For one I don’t have the amount of skill required. Sure these people practice and practice but that isn’t going to get you ANYWHERE unless you have some natural skill or talent. The people who make it big in the Pro gaming world are very skilful players, no one can doubt that.
As well as the fact that I don’t have enough skill to go into the profession, I couldn’t bring myself to sit in front of my computer for a huge part of the day. Sure, I enjoy playing my games and coming online to talk, but to do that for the whole day is something that I could never do.
With Pro Gamers becoming more and more common, and the companies picking up on it and pumping a huge amount of money back into it, this could one day become a recognised profession. It could one day, break out of the other world that it’s in at the moment. It could even be taught in schools. You train to be a journalist, so why not a gamer? Could children in the future really get taught how to play video games?
Hey! Anything’s possible! And this certainly is.
RBS
But as time goes on, we all ways start to see new professions. But there is one that is in the early stages that I never thought I would see. Professional Gamers.
Now, for the first time ever, I actually did some research for this topic. It turns out that there is a whole world that I never new existed given over to professional gamers. There’s a Pro Gamers League, there are Pro Gamer World Championships... Of course I knew there were championships before I looked into this, I played in one, but what I never knew was that people could actually earn quite a decent living from gaming.
Take i8 for example. One of my sources (Err... that’d be Reaper then) informs me that there was a £2500 prize for the winner of the Quake 1v1 Tournament. I don’t care what footballers earn, that is quite a substantial amount of money. Especially considering that that can be won just by playing computer games.
After going roving on the web I found out more. There is a Tournament that offers prizes of $7500 to the winner. That’s roughly £3000. That’s a hell of a lot of money up for grabs. And it can be won for only 3 or 4 days play.
Think about it. You could earn a pretty decent amount by playing games professionally. Competitions are going on all the time. The i-Series, the Pro Gamers League, the World Championships, the UK Championships… There is a lot of money to be earned just by playing and winning on computer games... Which I do nearly every night.
If a gamer is good enough and can get to these events he could well be earning more than your average car salesman.
But of course it doesn’t end there. Companies can’t leave anything alone if there’s a chance that they could make money from it. Peripheral makers can, will and DO sponser gamers to use their products at events for some quick’n’easy advertising. This provides another source of income for the professional gamers.
Of course, it wouldn’t all be Easy Street. Oh no. I know how much I had to practice to get as good as I am at Excitebike. These people don’t just have their sister to beat, they have other gamers that probably practice as much as they do to contend with. I’d imagine you’d have to practice for roughly 14 or 15 hours a day to get to the stage when you can take on and beat your opponents.
This kind of lifestyle CANNOT be healthy. Stuck for 2 quarters of the day in front of a PC or console eating junk food is not good for your body. It would also destroy your social life. Your local social life that is. Of course you could go online and socialise with other gamers, maybe join a clan and meet up with your fellow members for matches every night.
My dream job would without a doubt be a Pro gamer, but that just aint gonna happen. For one I don’t have the amount of skill required. Sure these people practice and practice but that isn’t going to get you ANYWHERE unless you have some natural skill or talent. The people who make it big in the Pro gaming world are very skilful players, no one can doubt that.
As well as the fact that I don’t have enough skill to go into the profession, I couldn’t bring myself to sit in front of my computer for a huge part of the day. Sure, I enjoy playing my games and coming online to talk, but to do that for the whole day is something that I could never do.
With Pro Gamers becoming more and more common, and the companies picking up on it and pumping a huge amount of money back into it, this could one day become a recognised profession. It could one day, break out of the other world that it’s in at the moment. It could even be taught in schools. You train to be a journalist, so why not a gamer? Could children in the future really get taught how to play video games?
Hey! Anything’s possible! And this certainly is.
RBS
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Fine fine, just stop nitpicking.
T_W we are from the same, well something. Family maybe? no.
RBS, A quick swim is being defined as about 20mins. Then you would be healthy.
RBS, A quick swim is being defined as about 20mins. Then you would be healthy.
GasMask wrote:
How about take a quick swim or a run?
Possibly but if it was quick then it still wouldn't work
How about take a quick swim or a run?
Possibly but if it was quick then it still wouldn't work
I can......'t.
I can't even cook!
I can, But very simple things.
How about take a quick swim or a run?
I can't even cook!
I can, But very simple things.
How about take a quick swim or a run?
GasMask wrote:
> What if... You play games all day then make your own dinner and do
> sit ups when the game is loading?
Eh eh eh? C'mon anwser that
> ;o)
Then you'll probably grow old and unhealthy. sit ups are usless on there own, and which gamers can actually cook something healthy?
:-D
> What if... You play games all day then make your own dinner and do
> sit ups when the game is loading?
Eh eh eh? C'mon anwser that
> ;o)
Then you'll probably grow old and unhealthy. sit ups are usless on there own, and which gamers can actually cook something healthy?
:-D
What if... You play games all day then make your own dinner and do sit ups when the game is loading?
Eh eh eh? C'mon anwser that ;o)
Eh eh eh? C'mon anwser that ;o)
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> DeltaJava wrote:
Such an exciting prospect.
I thought...
>
*Everyone faints with shock*
Oi!
:-D
Eh? Take it easy on the brain, I've had to study a lot of Physics.
> DeltaJava wrote:
Such an exciting prospect.
I thought...
>
*Everyone faints with shock*
Oi!
:-D
Eh? Take it easy on the brain, I've had to study a lot of Physics.
DeltaJava wrote:
Such an exciting prospect.
I thought...
*Everyone faints with shock*
Oi!
:-D
Such an exciting prospect.
I thought...
*Everyone faints with shock*
Oi!
:-D
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> DeltaJava wrote:
> In response to your topic,
> what if you
> don't eat anything at all while playing games for half
> the
> day??
Then you'll slowly starve and end up a blubbering mess in a
> chair in front of a computer.
Such an exciting prospect.
> DeltaJava wrote:
> In response to your topic,
> what if you
> don't eat anything at all while playing games for half
> the
> day??
Then you'll slowly starve and end up a blubbering mess in a
> chair in front of a computer.
Such an exciting prospect.
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