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Players competing in a League of Legends tournament. Esports (/ ˈ iː s p ɔːr t s / ⓘ), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. [3] Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams.
A gamer is someone who plays interactive games, either video games, tabletop role-playing games, skill-based card games, or any combination thereof, and who often plays for extended periods of time. Originally a hobby, gaming has evolved into a profession for some, with some gamers routinely competing in games for money, prizes, or awards.
Professional Gamers League: The PGL was early professional gamers league based in the United States formed in Nov 1997. [24] [25] The first world finals were hosted in Seattle in Jan 1998. [26] Though short lived, they held one of the earliest professional Starcraft tournaments in Nov 1998. [27] United States: 1997–1998 World e-Sports Masters
Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) was a professional esports organization based in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada.
The AMD Professional Gamers League (PGL), founded in 1997, was one of the first professional esports leagues. The PGL was run by Total Entertainment Network and was sponsored by AMD . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The league was officially unveiled at a press conference at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on November 3, 1997, with Nolan Bushnell as league ...
Game programming, a subset of game development, is the software development of video games.Game programming requires substantial skill in software engineering and computer programming in a given language, as well as specialization in one or more of the following areas: simulation, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, physics, audio programming, and input.
People who regularly play video games often identify as "gamers", a term that can be defined as players who enjoys casual gaming, to passionate enthusiasts and professional gaming competitors. As video games become more social with multiplayer and online features, gamers find themselves in growing interconnected social networks .
A contemporary video game may include advanced physics, artificial intelligence, 3D graphics, digitised sound, an original musical score, complex strategy and may use several input devices (such as mice, keyboards, gamepads and joysticks) and may be playable against other people via the Internet or over a LAN.