Giant Bomb in Korea: oGs/Team Liquid House Tour

So awesome! Love this and I don't even play the game!

Horrible living space, live and work in your living space in a small tight PC cubicle for long hours each day playing the same game everyday. Not an ideal lifestyle for me.

That is insane.

another interesting video! more like these please

i love these type of videos 
where GB goes behind the scenes for the scoop 
great work

Sweet! That's some crazyness right there.

anymore coverage? I would love to see the unedited interviews

this is some of the additional video i was looking for the other day.   thanks guys.  

" This is a bit messed up.  It just doesnt seem 100% right, all this living, playing and working together. "

" Another great video from North Korea. Those guys are dead serious about their gaming, and I like that. However, I would never be able call gaming a "job". "

Brad's best work bar none.

" @DBoy said:

" Another great video from North Korea. Those guys are dead serious about their gaming, and I like that. However, I would never be able call gaming a "job". "

Eh, it's a different culture. Sure, to a lot of people it might not seem like a job, but it truely is extremely physically and mentally demanding. You almost never see a pro-gamer who is out of shape. In fact, there's very, very few. Many, many pro gamers in korea are idols for their bodies as well.   Massive fan clubs, fan girls, autographs, tv commercials, product endorsement, sponsorship, travelling, big stages, interviews, constant physical and mental training, constantly learning, adapting, scouting and coping to new styles, new builds, team meetings, discussions, research and commitment. It's a lot of work. It really is a full time job.   The definition of job is simply the application of ones skills or abilities to produce income.  The players play to win the big prizes, but remember, that is not their only source of income, and normally is not the greatest. Progamers have salaries, and are paid for their efforts. Sponers, mostly media corporations and technology corporations pay big money to teams to advertise their products and brand name.   It's a really amazing environment. There really is nothing that differentiates a western sport from Korean starcraft.  And yes, they are on cereal boxes.  Try not to be so closed minded. It's 2010, You're on a website where people's "jobs" are to talk about video games and play them. You're being extremely hypocritical and you probably don't even notice it. "

That's crazy, there's no way I could do that. 

OMG, Brad you are freaking awesome. This new series has been great, more starcraft videos!

MORE

This is awesome; can't wait for more.

Shoemaker fighting!

I couldn't live this way, but it's interesting to see what things are actually like.

Keep the camera still, Drew.

How do these guys get paid? Are all their living arrangements and flights covered? Do they keep their winnings? How are the teams making money to pay them?

Epic video dudes! This type of coverage is one of the key things that makes GiantBomb awesome. Good up the great work !!

This is awesome.  It's really fascinating to get a behind the scenes look at how the Korean pros practice.  Thanks Brad and Drew (and apparently Joey too for editing)!

amazing, i want to see more.

absolutely fascinating! thanks for making this video! 
 
OMG: ret has lost tons of weight since i last saw him! O_O

Excellent. Very well put together and I could tell Brad was pumped to be there. Thanks boys, keep up the good work.

Thoroughly enjoying these videos.  I'd like to see more things about competitive gaming in the future.  Maybe have Jeff do something on EVO and SBO for 2D fighting games.  That'd be good stuff too. 

Jinroooooo!

I imagine things like sex, going out, playing sports, sightseeing, going at the beach or hiking are strange to these guys. 
Knowing that the majority of normal people doesn't know what to do more to escape the cubicles and this robotic, claustrophobic, corporate style of work, I feel really sorry for these people.
I also feel sorry for them as gamers, having to play hours upon hours the same freaking game. That's stupid and a sure way to hate videogames in the future. Videogames are for fun, a distraction, not to be obsessed about. The idiots that came up with this idea need to get their ass kicked, because they're ruining their lives and the love for videogames.
Just imagine that the Blizzard guys that created this shit are probably enjoying themselves somewhere in Hawaii or the Bahamas, while these poor souls stay trapped in a bunker playing their shit. That's disgusting.

Awesome stuff, thanks for this great starcraft content!

I love Giantbomb. 

" I imagine things like sex, going out, playing sports, sightseeing, going at the beach or hiking are strange to these guys.  Knowing that the majority of normal people doesn't know what to do more to escape the cubicles and this robotic, claustrophobic, corporate style of work, I feel really sorry for these people. I also feel sorry for them as gamers, having to play hours upon hours the same freaking game. That's stupid and a sure way to hate videogames in the future. Videogames are for fun, a distraction, not to be obsessed about. The idiots that came up with this idea need to get their ass kicked, because they're ruining their lives and the love for videogames. Just imagine that the Blizzard guys that created this shit are probably enjoying themselves somewhere in Hawaii or the Bahamas, while these poor souls stay trapped in a bunker playing their shit. That's disgusting. "

Well-produced, well-prepared coverage. Really enjoyed it. 
 
Apropos of nothing, I'm curious as to whether GB runs single- or double-system sound. They seem to employ a lot of lavaliere and handheld mics for news-gathering operations like this one; I wonder if any mixing is involved.

Those oGs jackets are so fresh.

" @Vlad_Tiberius said:

" I imagine things like sex, going out, playing sports, sightseeing, going at the beach or hiking are strange to these guys.  Knowing that the majority of normal people doesn't know what to do more to escape the cubicles and this robotic, claustrophobic, corporate style of work, I feel really sorry for these people. I also feel sorry for them as gamers, having to play hours upon hours the same freaking game. That's stupid and a sure way to hate videogames in the future. Videogames are for fun, a distraction, not to be obsessed about. The idiots that came up with this idea need to get their ass kicked, because they're ruining their lives and the love for videogames. Just imagine that the Blizzard guys that created this shit are probably enjoying themselves somewhere in Hawaii or the Bahamas, while these poor souls stay trapped in a bunker playing their shit. That's disgusting. "

I know, right? I'm so glad i get to bust my ass every day in some shitty job while these poor slobs have to get paid to play video games all day in a country where they're viewed as athletes and celebrities. What a miserable existence.  "

" @audiosnag said:

" @Vlad_Tiberius said:

" I imagine things like sex, going out, playing sports, sightseeing, going at the beach or hiking are strange to these guys.  Knowing that the majority of normal people doesn't know what to do more to escape the cubicles and this robotic, claustrophobic, corporate style of work, I feel really sorry for these people. I also feel sorry for them as gamers, having to play hours upon hours the same freaking game. That's stupid and a sure way to hate videogames in the future. Videogames are for fun, a distraction, not to be obsessed about. The idiots that came up with this idea need to get their ass kicked, because they're ruining their lives and the love for videogames. Just imagine that the Blizzard guys that created this shit are probably enjoying themselves somewhere in Hawaii or the Bahamas, while these poor souls stay trapped in a bunker playing their shit. That's disgusting. "

I know, right? I'm so glad i get to bust my ass every day in some shitty job while these poor slobs have to get paid to play video games all day in a country where they're viewed as athletes and celebrities. What a miserable existence.  "

Sounds like jealousy to me. "

Those dorms. Yeesh. I wonder how many times those guys leave the house...  That tall guy talking about how yesterday was special because they went to buy a pillow. Wow. 
 
Anyways, cool as hell, Brad. This is a very intense subculture that I know nothing about. However, the video helped convey "the vibe" when the OGS manager started talking about how deep the players go in their pre-match research. Thanks for exploring gaming culture outside the anglo-american bubble.

So good, and such a bummer Huk didn't qualify.

" amazing, i want to see more.    

" I imagine things like sex, going out, playing sports, sightseeing, going at the beach or hiking are strange to these guys.  Knowing that the majority of normal people doesn't know what to do more to escape the cubicles and this robotic, claustrophobic, corporate style of work, I feel really sorry for these people. I also feel sorry for them as gamers, having to play hours upon hours the same freaking game. That's stupid and a sure way to hate videogames in the future. Videogames are for fun, a distraction, not to be obsessed about. The idiots that came up with this idea need to get their ass kicked, because they're ruining their lives and the love for videogames. Just imagine that the Blizzard guys that created this shit are probably enjoying themselves somewhere in Hawaii or the Bahamas, while these poor souls stay trapped in a bunker playing their shit. That's disgusting. "

" Place me firmly in the camp of "What kind of loser moves to Korea and plays Starcraft 12 hours per day, every day, so they can be the best at a video game?"  If it makes them happy, bravo, but I just can't see it as anything else than a pathetic aspiration and a gigantic waste of life. "