From pixel representations of table tennis in the 1970s to modern day cinematic storytelling,?

video games have evolved 進化；發(fā)展；發(fā)出(熱等)；使進化 a lot and become more immersive 身臨其境的，有沉浸感的. But it’s not just the graphics and gameplay mechanics 游戲玩法機制 that have changed – it has also opened up a range of career options,?

including that of professional gamer.

When gaming first started,?

those who loved video games and wanted to make a career out of them often ended up as developers,?

testers or coders. While there were competitions,?

sometimes held worldwide,?

in which amateur gamers could win money or prizes,?

it wasn’t really considered a career path until the late 2000s,?

when live streaming 線上直播 really took off and gamers became celebrities 名流；社會名流；明星.

With e-sports 電子競技 now an integral 必需的；不可或缺的；作為組成部分的；完整的 part of gaming,?

what does a professional gamer’s life look like? The key,?

according to many pro-gamers,?

is practice – the same with many sports. While choosing the best peripherals （計算機）外圍設備，外部設備 is important,?

such as the right controller 手柄 or keyboard,?

most pro-gamers spend hours every day working out hacks 竅門，技巧 to save time or improve their chances of winning. And it’s not just while playing games that they need to be active,?

but also in real life. Exercising and stretching is vital to avoid injuries to their backs and wrists 手腕 and preventing eye fatigue 眼睛疲勞 from spending long hours staring at monitors by taking regular screen breaks.

But it’s not just the physical aspects that gamers need to be careful with. According to some experts,?

like Dr Phil Birch,?

while the physical demands of e-sports and traditional sports are very different,?

the psychological impacts can be similar: regulating emotions,?

dealing with pressure and big crowds,?

and overcoming injury are just some of the common factors.

So,?

while the life of a pro-gamer may sound fun with lots of button bashing 用力敲打游戲設備上的按鈕,?

just remember that it takes a lot of discipline 紀律；訓練；自制力；風紀 and hard work to do it full-time.

Vocabulary

pixel 像素

immersive 身臨其境的，有沉浸感的

graphics 圖像

gameplay mechanics 游戲玩法機制

developers 開發(fā)人員

testers 測試人員

coders 編碼人員

competitions 競賽，比賽

amateur gamers 業(yè)余玩家

live streaming 線上直播

e-sports 電子競技

peripherals （計算機）外圍設備，外部設備

controller 手柄

keyboard 鍵盤

hacks 竅門，技巧

in real life 在現(xiàn)實生活中

eye fatigue 眼睛疲勞

monitors 顯示屏，顯示器

screen breaks 為避免長時間盯著屏幕的休息時間

button bashing 用力敲打游戲設備上的按鈕

catchy 吸引人的；動人的；朗朗上口

discipline 紀律；訓練；自制力；風紀

celebrities 名流；社會名流；明星

integral 必需的；不可或缺的；作為組成部分的；完整的

evolved 進化；發(fā)展；發(fā)出(熱等)；使進化