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Next Big Thing in Video Games

• Posted by "C. K. Lester" <cklester at yahoo.com> Dec 02, 2002
• 1002 views

For the past few years I've had this idea for the next big thing in video
games and was wondering if anybody else thought about it...  Basically, it
is taking video games from participant-only to a spectator sport.
Apparently, somebody else figured this a Good Idea(tm)...

http://gamespy.com/articles/june01/hlmod3b/

However, their version seems limited, as (apparently?) it is simply a mod
for a current game. I think what I'd like to do is create a server type
software and API for game developers so ANY game could be watched, whether
it be Pong or Madden 2003. Game developers would only have to include
certain code OR plug in our code module to serve out the game to a billion
viewers.

Eventually, of course, you'll have the announcers and the pay-per-view
events... Imagine watching the championship game of a Warcraft III
tournament (not complete with orc cheerleaders). :)

Can the CommEUnity run with this?

-ck