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PBS on The Rise of Competitive Gaming and eSports

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Slasher
Profile Joined September 2007
United States1095 Posts
January 31 2013 20:56 GMT
#1
PBS has done a neat short video on the Rise of Competitive Gaming and eSports, featuring much StarCraft 2 footage among other games.

tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
January 31 2013 20:57 GMT
#2
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
January 31 2013 20:58 GMT
#3
The researcher talking (TL Taylor) can be found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ybika

She has been following the scene from a sociological standpoint for many years now and has released a good number of books on the subjects.

She is currently researching the Livestream aspect of gaming and online spectator/viewership.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1803 Posts
January 31 2013 21:01 GMT
#4
Was very well done! Glad to see some more good recognition for eSports~
@MasterDalK | Maelstrom Entertainment | Streaming Every Esport Under the Sun
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
January 31 2013 21:02 GMT
#5
The title is a little redundant. I would have just called it the rise of competitive gaming and not both.
elmizzt
Profile Joined February 2010
United States3309 Posts
January 31 2013 21:05 GMT
#6
On February 01 2013 06:02 StarStruck wrote:
The title is a little redundant. I would have just called it the rise of competitive gaming and not both.

It's catered towards people who might never have encountered the term "esports". Putting both of them in the title exposes them to the term while explaining it at the same time.
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tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
January 31 2013 21:05 GMT
#7
I cried a little when the guy said that the community now is extremely friendly.

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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
January 31 2013 21:07 GMT
#8
Hope this is good, guess we can say that PBS thinks we're cutting edge now.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Spiffeh
Profile Joined May 2010
United States830 Posts
January 31 2013 21:07 GMT
#9
This is kinda cool (and unofficial), but from what I heard/saw, it looks like PBS is also doing a documentary on TSM (Team Solomid) at their new gaming house in San Fran.

Dan Dinh, Jonas, and Reginald were having a conversation about it on Dan's stream last night before he muted it.

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Dirkinity
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany409 Posts
January 31 2013 21:09 GMT
#10
What the heck is PBS?
Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-31 21:51:28
January 31 2013 21:12 GMT
#11
On February 01 2013 06:09 Dirkinity wrote:
What the heck is PBS?

Public Broadcasting Service
its pretty much public tv
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18869 Posts
January 31 2013 21:13 GMT
#12
On February 01 2013 06:09 Dirkinity wrote:
What the heck is PBS?

The Public Broadcasting Service, an excellent public television and media producer that is one of the last bastions of American televised journalistic integrity.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Thienan567
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States670 Posts
January 31 2013 21:14 GMT
#13
On February 01 2013 06:09 Dirkinity wrote:
What the heck is PBS?


Public Broadcasting Service. Basically US network that does a lot of coverage on news, current events, education, etc. Not surprised at all that they'd run an e-sports video on air (but at time same time I doubt that it actually has been on air).

Not a bad network imo, but certainly there's better.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
January 31 2013 21:17 GMT
#14
On February 01 2013 06:05 elmizzt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2013 06:02 StarStruck wrote:
The title is a little redundant. I would have just called it the rise of competitive gaming and not both.

It's catered towards people who might never have encountered the term "esports". Putting both of them in the title exposes them to the term while explaining it at the same time.


I understood that. I still find it redundant and I never liked the term in the first place especially when you look at the communities under a microscope.

On February 01 2013 06:07 heyoka wrote:
Hope this is good, guess we can say that PBS thinks we're cutting edge now.


I don't know what to make of that considering we're talking about PBS.
TheGiftedApe
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1243 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-31 21:21:22
January 31 2013 21:20 GMT
#15
PBS stations are known to broadcast local sporting events such as high school football or division 3 ncaa etc. PBS could be the first major tv network to show eSports it would not surprise me. I could imagine them atleast testing it in a couple markets.
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JOJOsc2news
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
3000 Posts
January 31 2013 21:20 GMT
#16
There is nothing really new in that video for anyone who has been remotely involved with the scene but it's an excellent video to show to people who don't have much experience with the competitive gaming scene. Very well put together with great footage and well articulated basic points. Definitely something to show 'outsiders'
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Dirkinity
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany409 Posts
January 31 2013 21:21 GMT
#17
On February 01 2013 06:12 Boblhead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2013 06:09 Dirkinity wrote:
What the heck is PBS?

Public Broadcasting System
its pretty much public tv


Is there "Non-public" tv in america? o_0
TheGiftedApe
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1243 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-31 21:22:12
January 31 2013 21:21 GMT
#18
On February 01 2013 06:21 Dirkinity wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2013 06:12 Boblhead wrote:
On February 01 2013 06:09 Dirkinity wrote:
What the heck is PBS?

Public Broadcasting System
its pretty much public tv


Is there "Non-public" tv in america? o_0



it's public in that it is not owned by a major corporation and its funded by viewer donations, you do not have to pay for cable/satellite service to get pbs in most cases.
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KillingVector
Profile Joined June 2012
United States96 Posts
January 31 2013 21:23 GMT
#19
I'm having trouble finding the video or any info about it on pbs.org. So, is this going to be on air eventually, just on their website, or for some reason, only on youtube?

Also, great video. It's the video the community deserved. Leagues better than stuff put out by CNN. Only thing that caught my eye as out of place was when the video is talking about female players struggling, there is a clip of a Sc2 fan holding a sign saying "Deezer you suck". For someone who doesn't know better, this could leave the wrong impression.
"In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them." - John Von Neumann
KillingVector
Profile Joined June 2012
United States96 Posts
January 31 2013 21:25 GMT
#20
On February 01 2013 06:20 TheGiftedApe wrote:
PBS stations are known to broadcast local sporting events such as high school football or division 3 ncaa etc. PBS could be the first major tv network to show eSports it would not surprise me. I could imagine them atleast testing it in a couple markets.


It would be a hell of a lot better than those programs they run about "brain health" and "personal happiness."
"In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them." - John Von Neumann
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