Thursday, July 8, 2010

Too Rich For My Blood



My enjoyment that comes from playing video games is more than the average Joe, but I don't know that I could push it as far as this guy.  In South Korea, the game Starcraft is similar to the NFL here in the states.  There are three television stations that are dedicated to Starcraft content and competitions and the professional players are sponsored.  Check out the info here.

What this guy is demonstrating is what's called APM, or Actions Per Minute.  He's so fast, that he can perform 300 actions per minute.  At that point, it becomes less about fun, and more about work.  I can't even imagine the number of hours, days, weeks, months and even years of constant play it has taken for him to be that good.  I'm a pretty "hardcore" gamer and I'm having trouble even following what's happening on his screen.  Insane.

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