电脑游戏名人－Cyber Celebrity

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        October 26, 2007

(CNN Student News) -- October 26, 2007

Cyber Celebrity

LLOYD: 
Our next story is about a Korean celebrity with a huge fan following. What makes this man so famous? Well, he's an athlete, sort of. He competes in stadiums, puts in a lot of practice time and certainly has great hand-eye coordination. But his game doesn't involve a net or ball or even a field. Confused? Eunice Yoon clears it all up.

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EUNICE YOON, CNN REPORTER: 
If your parents ever told you computer games would rot your brains, introduce them to South Korea's Lim Yo Hwan. Lim has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars playing this online video game. He's a professional gamer, a celebrity gaming geek who has helped turn what many would consider a distraction into a spectator sport.

LIM YO HWAN, PRO GAMER: 
I never thought this would be my full-time job.

YOON: 
Lim competes in a country crazy about computer games. With the explosion of the Internet here, potential pros test their talent in PC cafes like this one. The best compete in professional leagues, sometimes in Olympic-sized stadiums, playing in weekly tournaments broadcast on TV channels dedicated to this "sport."

SONG JAE WOONG, PRODUCER, MBC GAME: 
About a thousand kids come out to watch these competitions every day, and millions more watch on TV.

YOON: 
At the heart of the new sport? U.S.-made StarCraft, a futuristic battle game that takes a little getting used to, as I found out from this fan, Ryan.

YOON: 
I just keep clicking onto this?

RYAN: 
Uh huh... uh.

YOON: 
Ooooh... did I kill him?

YOON: 
Gamers choose one of three tribes in an intergalactic fight to control the universe's natural resources. So, it's the far distant future. I represent the Terrans, the last remnants of the human race. I'm engaged right now in a life-or-death struggle with the alien Protoss civilization -- Ryan -- and we're both fighting the evil Zergs.

But few can fight alien races like Lim. Nicknamed "Slayers-Boxer" and the "Emperor," Lim protects future humans, moving his fingers 500 times a minute.

LIM: 
When I play, I don't feel nervous. I only feel bad if I lose.

YOON: 
So Lim practices for hours, exercises and keeps his hands warm, a regimen that helps him stay sharp as a recruit to South Korea's new Air Force team, the first pro-gaming military team in the world.

LIEUTENANT KIM PYUNG-KANG, COACH, AIR FORCE PRO-GAMING TEAM: 
This is a good way to promote our nation's Air Force!

YOON: 
Especially when Lim already comes with a fan club of over 600,000 who bring offerings to their god.

LIM FAN: 
He reminds me of the movie star Matt Damon.

LIM FAN: 
He's as big as Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan!

LIM FAN: 
He's like a god.

YOON: 
So what's next for this gaming idol?

LIM: 
After I finish serving in the army, I want to continue playing video games.

YOON: 
A career goal that might make parents around the world cringe, but one that ironically makes his fellow Koreans very proud. Eunice Yoon, CNN, Seoul.

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