Week 6
In South Korea StarCraft is the countries’ biggest source of entertainment. It is much like football is here in America. StarCraft professionals will spend as much as 14 hours a day practicing. They have around 100 competitions a year and no off season which makes this a very tough career choice. In South Korea computer nerds are the sex symbols for the 21’st century. Fan clubs are made for these gamers which have more than 100000 people. These pro gamers are the top celebrities of the country.
The professional StarCraft teams are sponsored by large companies. The largest team called KTF is sponsored by a South Korean cell phone company. These players make six figures each year. Days before the competition KTF goes into isolation to practice for many hours.
The tournament goes on in a big expo center like area and the combatants are locked up in a small glass room with a computer and headphones. The participants then play 1 v 1 and the matches usually take around 15 minutes. There is a huge crowd and they cheer for their favorite team .The teams take turns going 1v1 and whoever wins the most games comes out the champion.
How good the player is based on his / her actions per minutes. A good gamer that plays StarCraft a lot may get up to 50 actions per minute. The professionals get up to 350 – 400 actions per minutes.
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