Thursday, 15 May 2008

electronic sports

i've been keeping track with world warcraft III news, and i realise esports has improved so much. it's recognised as official sports, professional players earn decent money, great sponsorship, lots of high quality tournament with eye catching cash prize.

now world stars like sky and moon carried the olympic torch, it's so hard to believe.
there's a movie in making, 电技之王. a story bases on li xiao feng aka sky, his route to become who he is now.
i just read an article, in some countries there're school for esports, and certs are given.
在奥地利,多瑙河大学(Danube-UniversityKrems)教育和媒体中心开设了电子运动和竞技电脑游戏研究生课程,毕业学生将被授予理工硕士学位。
在韩国,中小学就已经开设与电子竞技相关的课程,韩国前总统卢武铉也曾经担任过WCG(世界电子竞技大赛)的名誉主席。
2007年,亚奥理事会批准电子竞技成为第二届亚洲室内运动会正式比赛项目,中国队随团参赛,夺得团体总分第一和三个项目的全部金牌。
在得到相关政府部门大力支持下,崇文区体育运动学校联合北京体育大学正式将电子竞技专业纳入中专学历教育(高中同等学历)系统
在电子竞技最发达的韩国,电子竞技运动与围棋、足球并称为韩国的体育三大国技,产业价值甚至已经超过了汽车业。电子竞技职业明星比比皆是,他们如同传统体育明星、娱乐明星般耀眼明亮,受到民众的认同、赞许和追捧,待遇和地位也与影视明星、足球明星一样“高高在上”。韩国政府还开出凡夺得过国际性赛事冠军的电子竞技运动员可以推迟服兵役的优惠条件,这更是电子竞技运动员独有的特殊待遇。

however, only the bests have future in this career. if not you're just wasting your youth and future, when you're just some unknown pro-players.

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