Cyber Gaming and E-Sports in South Korea

In South Korea, one third of the population is playing internet games.

For some, it is not only a hobby but a well-paid profession. Corporations sponsor teams and provide housing where players live and practice together.

Al Jazeera's David Hawkins reports from a competition in Seoul, where thousands of fans cheer the contestants.
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and a computer geeks dreem ? um world craft 3 is hardly the most thrilling of games to play. especaily if you have to lay it 6 hours a day. the important thing is recognising that all activtities and sports are just as arbatrary as eachother. somethign manny people are yet to grasp

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