Video Games as Spectator Sports

Hi all! And, as Bruce said, congratulations to LaTasha and Janice!

This is a bit afield, but I think still of interest. You've probably read about the elite status of gamers in places like South Korea, where there's huge tournaments for large cash prizes.

There's a US video game league forming. The players are actually going to be drafted as in basketball, baseball, etc. The teams will take turn choosing their players and each will get a salary of $30,000. The tournaments will be broadcast on DirecTV.

Seems like another step in the mainstreaming of video games in our culture....