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On August 02 2011 23:17 Oracle wrote: Absolutely not. The topic of 'eSports' isn't TED material. Let's not downgrade the quality of TED talks with this nonsense.
At most, it'll be a "raising awareness" talk of this phenomenon we know as eSports... Maybe it'll work when there's actual substance and parallels to talk about.
I somewhat agree, although I do think that gaming in general and the culture around it does deserve more of a spotlight in TED, I'd rather have the Extra Credits guys give the talk.
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On August 02 2011 23:17 Oracle wrote: Absolutely not. The topic of 'eSports' isn't TED material. Let's not downgrade the quality of TED talks with this nonsense.
At most, it'll be a "raising awareness" talk of this phenomenon we know as eSports... Maybe it'll work when there's actual substance and parallels to talk about. moot was on TED talk with 4chan. The topic was anonomity of the internet, but basically he talked about 4chan and memes.
So eSports isn't better than 4chan and memes?
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I filled in everything except his email and telephone number. What did you guys fill in there because I can't send it without it.
I think he is definitely TED material. He is an excellent speaker and as long as he focuses on eSports in general it should be fine.
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On August 02 2011 23:22 POiNTx wrote: I filled in everything except his email and telephone number. What did you guys fill in there because I can't send it without it.
press@day9.tv
and put N/A in phone
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Personally, I do think Day[9] is probably smart enough and has enough clout to get information he doesn't know to fill out a talk if he needed to. And for those who think it wouldn't be worthy of a TED talk, read what TED stands for. That is the essence of what makes e-sports different from traditional sports. It's both dependent on and distributed by new technology; it's all about entertainment; and the presentation format (e.g. design) is changing all the time.
Mind you, Day[9] may not be the best person to speak on this. It may be better for someone from Justin.tv or youtube's new live services to be the speaker on this, but it could still be good from the content-provider's perspective.
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The decision of whether an sc/sc2/esports speech is "TED-worth" isn't up to us. It's up to the people reading nominations. I for one would definitely watch a day9 TED talk, and that's really all that matters for me.
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On August 02 2011 23:23 Soleron wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 23:22 POiNTx wrote: I filled in everything except his email and telephone number. What did you guys fill in there because I can't send it without it. press@day9.tv and put N/A in phone
Thanks for this.
Day9, if you read this and don't want to speak there, no pressure. But I think the idea is fantastic!
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On August 02 2011 23:19 KeksX wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 23:17 Oracle wrote: Absolutely not. The topic of 'eSports' isn't TED material. Let's not downgrade the quality of TED talks with this nonsense.
At most, it'll be a "raising awareness" talk of this phenomenon we know as eSports... Maybe it'll work when there's actual substance and parallels to talk about. moot was on TED talk with 4chan. The topic was anonomity of the internet, but basically he talked about 4chan and memes. So eSports isn't better than 4chan and memes?
People have been on TED to sing, talk about juggling, an all sorts of other things. The whole purpose of TED is to spread interesting ideas and talk about topics that most people don't really think about on their own. ESPORTS is a perfect fit, especially if you can frame it in the correct light.
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I don't see why not. While TED should be high up in standards, the whole point is for awareness and new ideas.
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On August 02 2011 21:37 tyCe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 21:34 TheSubtleArt wrote: It was would be awesome, but has day9 himself shown any interest in this? Yeah, somebody should go ask him. I'm not sure if SC2 really fits into the TED style of conferences, although Day[9] would be a great speaker to present SC2 to non-gamers.
What are you talking about? TED has had the founder of Reddit and all kinds of influential people on.
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This would be awful.
Sorry to say it but "Why I love Starcraft soooooooo much!" doesn't fit TED talks at all. Not even a little bit, no matter how you contort it.
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Spotlight this thread on the front page please! I think it's a wonderful idea. Day[9] is one of those gamers who have solid scientific background, and he was one of the pioneers of popularizing the scientific approach to Starcraft - which is the perfect game for this. What that includes is: fostering ingenuity and encouraging constant experimenting instead of following the well known paths, and then treating the 1v1 as an objective experimental environment. That's done by setting definite numerical frameworks for measuring one's progress towards a certain experimental goal. In addition, he explains psychological features, such as gaming anxiety and rage, by their chemical and evolutionary reasons, in order to train the optimal ways to overcome them. And the list goes on, he has really contributed so much to turning Starcraft into science (recently even popularizing it among teams from the major software engineering companies with The After Hours Gaming League), that he would be the perfect ambassador to present on TED. Hope he likes the idea too, and let's make it happen!
P.S. By the way, TED is not solely science-oriented, it includes arts, personal stories, and has featured numerous talks related to the gaming industry and gaming culture.
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This would be great for the community. Day[9] is such a good person to introduce people into the community. I hope we can get enough nominations.
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I've seen someone talk about how to Properly tie shoes in TED Talks, Im sure Day9 with the way he can casts games, giving a great analysis while also being enthusiastic and covering Play-by-Play we'll a great job if he wants to!
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I think this is a terrible idea for the community to be doing this. For starters, multiple votes don't matter. Also, do we even know if Sean wants to do this? I'd say if he does, have HIM nominate himself.
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I havent watched every single TED talk ever made, but from the ones that I've had to watch in school (around a dozen-ish) most speakers usually have more profound ideas to share to the world, shit that might actually help humanity survive the next hundred years. eSports is awesome and all, but I dont really find it TED talk worthy unless there is some underlining fundamentals about playing Starcraft that I dont know about.
I recall watching one of my favorite TED talks about WoW and how the fundamentals of the game and it's social fabric can lead to gamers becoming more productive people in society then anyone else. When I used to play WoW, stuff like that used to linger in my head and Im glad there was someone there to say it in words. Having played Starcraft, I can't imagine there to be much to talk about. If anything it'll seem like a copy of that same talk.
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Ah-hahahah.
I was with you until you transitioned into "WoW has so much to teach us and boosts social productivity."
WoW ruins lives. Ridiculous how many people I know who dropped out of college because mindless WoW quest grinding consumed them.
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if zeFrank can do a segment at TED about his vlog show, surely Sean could do a piece about eSports
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