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How do you become an epic gamer and have a good career?
Hello! I'm Ms. Tingle at the International Community School. My 5th graders have a few questions and I'd like to share your advice with them. Thanks so much!
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John’s Answer
I wish I was an Epic Gamer. I think it would be fun to become an epic gamer as you just play play play play as you master the particular game. Get to Practicing!!!!
Hi John, this doesn't answer the question. How does one become an "epic gamer" as a career?
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Simeon’s Answer
To make money as a gamer online, it's important to have a presence on many different platforms. Definitely stream on both Twitch and Youtube for starters. I've seen streamers make great money getting paid for subs on their live stream who make money off of the stream a second time by grabbing great clips and uploading them to Youtube for ad revenue. Patreon is also a great way to make the money from Youtube more predictable and less vulnerable to the risks that inherent to being a YouTuber. I'd recommend making a discord and developing a community as well as these are great ways to expand the size and enthusiasm of your community. Engage them in the comments section of videos and make emojis on Twitch of exciting moments that happen on stream if everyone is talking about those moments. Having a presence on Twitch, Facebook, Reddit, or Discord can be very helpful as well.
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Warren’s Answer
Hello student,
I can see two potential questions here:
1. You want to be an epic gamer and have a good career as a gamer.
2. You want to be an epic gamer and have a good career outside gaming.
For question 1: This will take long hours of training daily. Your training regimen could vary heavily depending on the game(s) you want to master. Typically, you will need to do many hours of research into the strategies of the best players and learn how to handle it when your opponents use those strategies. Another piece is learning the mechanics of the game. All code can be broken and has flaws, so learn what they are and exploit them to overcome your competitors. Lastly you will need to dedicate time to actually play the game, play vs different people, etc. Becoming a professional at gaming is similar to being a professional at anything else in the sense that you must sacrifice thousands of hours towards your practice. Lastly, mental and physical health are important as well and not to be neglected.
For question 2: This is more or less where I am in life. I play videogames for roughly a dozen hours each week. Building your career/excelling in school/etc. can coexist with gaming. Many executives at my company play videogames when they have free time as well, and these are parents who are quite busy with work. It takes willpower to stop gaming when other priorities loom, which is important to build before college in my experience.
The best advice I can give is to game last. Complete all of your other objectives and treat gaming as a side quest (assuming question 2). Best of luck!
I can see two potential questions here:
1. You want to be an epic gamer and have a good career as a gamer.
2. You want to be an epic gamer and have a good career outside gaming.
For question 1: This will take long hours of training daily. Your training regimen could vary heavily depending on the game(s) you want to master. Typically, you will need to do many hours of research into the strategies of the best players and learn how to handle it when your opponents use those strategies. Another piece is learning the mechanics of the game. All code can be broken and has flaws, so learn what they are and exploit them to overcome your competitors. Lastly you will need to dedicate time to actually play the game, play vs different people, etc. Becoming a professional at gaming is similar to being a professional at anything else in the sense that you must sacrifice thousands of hours towards your practice. Lastly, mental and physical health are important as well and not to be neglected.
For question 2: This is more or less where I am in life. I play videogames for roughly a dozen hours each week. Building your career/excelling in school/etc. can coexist with gaming. Many executives at my company play videogames when they have free time as well, and these are parents who are quite busy with work. It takes willpower to stop gaming when other priorities loom, which is important to build before college in my experience.
The best advice I can give is to game last. Complete all of your other objectives and treat gaming as a side quest (assuming question 2). Best of luck!
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Eric’s Answer
Dear Epic Gamer. I suggest that you check out the Electronic Software Association website. There is a lot of information about the gaming industry and has some really good tidbit around careers in game development, augmented reality/virtual reality gaming and more.
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Savannah’s Answer
Hi! You can be a gamer by alot of things,
for example, if you have an E-sports at your school you can join that and go to tournament, or you can make a youtube and just play and give tips while you play, or you can do what most do and just play alot and know alot about the games you pay and do research and watch youtube videos on other people playing so you can master the game.
If you have fellow friends who are gamers you can play with them to get better if not make some friends who have that same interest as you and you be sure to become a gamer if you want to. All you really need to do is really practice and master the game. Hope this helps!
for example, if you have an E-sports at your school you can join that and go to tournament, or you can make a youtube and just play and give tips while you play, or you can do what most do and just play alot and know alot about the games you pay and do research and watch youtube videos on other people playing so you can master the game.
If you have fellow friends who are gamers you can play with them to get better if not make some friends who have that same interest as you and you be sure to become a gamer if you want to. All you really need to do is really practice and master the game. Hope this helps!