Terra Nova

Boxing Cleverer

What makes a sport popular - then not?

A chat broke out on Twitter. One of those chats that tells you that Twitter can be a terrible place to chat. So let's have a go here.

Naming games (Part 2): I don’t think it’s me

 

“Instead of saying I’m going to be best Pro Gamer I’d like to say that, especially in the eyes of the fans, I’ll work hard to be a pro gamer that always gives his all. A gamer that really enjoys and embodies the spirit of competition”

Lee ‘Jaedong’ Jae Dong, StarCraft II Player

 

 “The difference between me and any other fighter is they’re talented, I’m God-gifted.”

 Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, Boxer

 

 

eSports: Naming games (Part 1)

I said I’d been working on TN content. Well here is the first slice.

For a long time I’ve been curious about the names people use in online spaces. This fascination grew as I began to watch eSports and saw how commentators / casters have to navigate a complex name space to make sense of the on-screen action. My fascination has turned into several thousand words exploring the way names are used in a number of eSports contexts. Here is the first part of the jottings, the second part is on StarCraft, Race and Culture.