EPTNominate Day[9] for TED Talk Speaker - Page 8
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rwadams
United States31 Posts
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
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FairForever
Canada2392 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:41 skeldark wrote: most of the other people there try to fight hunger, work for peace , improve science and philosophy and you think day9 should be nr.1? a guy that cast video games? The most important thing we work on in our lives: improve in a video game. would be a great day for esport, and a sad day for mankind... Exactly. TED would help boost E-Sports, but that's not the purpose of TED. TED doing a talk on Badminton would be great for Badminton, but that's not the purpose of TED. The fact is people attend TED for a reason. It costs a large amount of money to go. People there actually care about the quality of our education, the future of our society, etc. Someone has to convince me how E-Sports fits TED's audience, not how TED would be great to promote SC2. | ||
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sebsejr
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
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FairForever
Canada2392 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:42 Zeri wrote: Hmm. I really think esports does need an iconic speech or event that is concise where Esports is explained to the masses. And that's not the purpose of TED. That's the position most people are taking here but it is the wrong one. It's essentially "let's use TED to boost E-Sports" rather than "how does E-Sports talk benefit the TED audience?" | ||
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TedJustice
Canada1324 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:41 skeldark wrote: most of the other people there try to fight hunger, work for peace , improve science and philosophy and you think day9 should be nr.1? a guy that cast video games? The most important thing we work on in our lives: improve in a video game. would be a great day for esport, and a sad day for mankind... There's a wide range of people there. Will Wright talked about his game Spore when that was in development at one point. Ultimately it just depends on if it's a topic people want to hear about. | ||
NonY
8748 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:38 Integra wrote: Certainly it's more sophisticated than 4Chan which has been featured on TED, don't you agree? I don't care about TED's standards. I have my own standards. If some ignorant guy went to some shitty conference and did a horrible presentation about SC2 as an esport, everyone would agree that it's embarrassing and bad for the world that he did that. Of course, TED and Day9 wouldn't be that bad, but I went to an extreme just to demonstrate the concept. | ||
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101998
United States318 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:38 Integra wrote: Certainly it's more sophisticated than 4Chan which has been featured on TED, don't you agree? Moot talked about people on the internet having a persistent online identity and the role an anonymous image board had to play in our new world. While 4chan itself is a shithole, the topic Moot spoke to is very socially relevant. | ||
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julianto
2292 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:35 KWest wrote: Nominate him for a game developer conference, not TED. Yes. Having a lecture on a non-revolutionary computer game that does not have applications beyond entertainment just reeks of commercialism. I know that whenever teamliquid makes anouncements about new sponsorships or happenings in the world of e-sports, nearly every poster mindlessly applauds or says something like "I'm going to drink Pepsi from now on". People have got to calm down and think, does talking about starcraft 2 on TED makes sense? | ||
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gogogadgetflow
United States2583 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:37 Liquid`Tyler wrote: I can be generous and agree that there is probably a good lecture to be had from esports. And I know that Day9 is capable of researching, writing and presenting (though perhaps he does not have the time) and that he has the passion to fuel the effort. But it's ridiculous to make plans based on the faith that a ripe topic and a capable person will yield a worthwhile result. If that is truly the state of things, then the result will certainly come, and we can nominate the creator and promote his or her work when it exists. And if I'm not being generous, then I'm thinking that too much of it will be promotional bullshit. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/9JQrI.jpg) go poke around ted a bit and you will see that the story of esports is more than worthy of being told. | ||
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HotS
Sweden46 Posts
I really dont think SC2 isent serios enough just watch the link=) Achally after seeing the clip i demand Day9 on TED. | ||
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prowala
United States147 Posts
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:45 Liquid`Tyler wrote: I don't care about TED's standards. I have my own standards. If some ignorant guy went to some shitty conference and did a horrible presentation about SC2 as an esport, everyone would agree that it's embarrassing and bad for the world that he did that. Of course, TED and Day9 wouldn't be that bad, but I went to an extreme just to demonstrate the concept. I think... TED has pretty high standards actually and that they are pretty good ad judging what is worth having on the show. I don't understand your example in relation to TED or even how it motivates Day[9] not attending since you given an example that cannot happen or even relate to this event...? | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
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Erik.TheRed
United States1655 Posts
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FairForever
Canada2392 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:52 HotS wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAFcV7zuUDA I really dont think SC2 isent serios enough just watch the link=) Achally after seeing the clip i demand Day9 on TED. That's a small tidbit of a conference. Everyone keeps saying "well SC2 beats 4chan" or some other crap. Can someone actually explain how SC2 would benefit the TED community? | ||
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NonY
8748 Posts
On August 03 2011 01:55 Integra wrote: I think... TED has pretty high standards actually and that they are pretty good ad judging what is worth having on the show. I don't understand your example in relation to TED or even how it motivates Day[9] not attending since you given an example that cannot happen or even relate to this event...? I'm sorry to hear that you don't understand my point. | ||
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Awesomeness
Germany1361 Posts
@Tyler I really don't get your point here. All it would do is promote eSports to an audience that is unfamiliar with this concept. How could this be harmful in any shape or form to...anyone? Day9's speach would be about the growth of eSports and the eSports-community in general and not just a promotion of a videogame. | ||
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Skwid1g
United States953 Posts
TED talks don't just pertain to curing diseases and new technology, but also the interests of people around the world and new social phenomenons. E-sports would very easily fit into TED talks as it's a huge developing culture. Please don't try and tell me that juggling (WHICH HAS BEEN A TED TALK) or how to tie your shoe (another ted talk) as well as a million other simply interesting topics belong in TED while E-sports does not. | ||
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