who understand the game as a way of life

United States has just recognized as professional athletes to gamers. These are people who spend much of their day in front of a screen playing video games. Sometimes they do it for money, but other times it is simply a way of life. Young Vigo are no strangers to this reality.

A new urban tribe has lasted years brewing behind computer screens and controls of the different consoles in the market. Gamers, as well are called, are people who spend much of their time enjoying the many experiences offered by the world of video games. Some, just for fun. Others, because this would make a living.

Such is the extent to which this phenomenon has come, in the United States are considered professional athletes from the same week as P-1A visa given to foreign players who have gone on to play one of the most important tournaments in the country. These visas are given to participate in a specific competition, either as individual athletes or as part of a group or team.

They are in these major championships where he earns a lot of money. But there are other ways, as evidenced by the Vigo Sara Piñeiro. It is dedicated exclusively to the creation of videos with gameplays (recordings of games) on several video games of the moment, as the "Minecraft" (the fashion block game) or the "Call of Duty" (war). It has more than 600,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel and nearly 130,000 followers on his Twitter account, so that through the reproductions found a way to make a living.

Vigo Gamers

However, many others do not base their love for getting money playing video games and just enjoy having a good time. Above all, with online games like "League of Legends" or "World of Warcraft", better known as LoL or WoW. These role-playing games have become a phenomenon that continues to grow year after year and they converge multitude of players who come together in "clans" to spend hours trying to level up, learn new skills and find unique items to enhance their characters.

Young Vigo are no strangers to this reality. So for example, we find Alex Wedge, which is considered a gamer since I met five years ago WoW. "Before I did not play as long as now, it was only sporadic.'s A team game and it's cool to compete to be the best," he says.

With 22 years as an engineering student and Industrial Electronics, says it has dropped a bit in college performance since playing "at most six or seven hours a day."

As for the money, states that only spent, like everyone, to pay the fixed monthly fee to play WoW, amounting to 13 euros. "I do not aspire to earn money honestly see it as a hobby" sentence.

In the same way Paul thinks Amoedo. This student of 27 years says it can be up to eight hours a day playing. "To be a gamer I do lack, especially, spend a lot of time, training, see people who are better than you? Then there are people who simply is better than another, but yes, you have to devote much time to study the game "he says.

For his part, Juan Amoedo, a student of Engineering degree specializing in electricity, is 25 years his boss,-or rather, raid-leader of one of these clans. "We are a total of 40 players from all over Spain and stayed from Monday to Friday between four and seven in the evening to play," he explains. "What attracts me most is that sometimes it's like reading a book, the story behind it. Other times it's for the people I play," he concludes. "In my case, yes I made money sometimes, like when I sold several virtual objects of the game 'Diablo III'" and got about 400 euros in a week, "says Amoedo.

Gambling??

The subject of gambling is tricky in the world of video games. Gamers are not as addicted to the game, just as people who like to spend their time playing video games, but without losing sight of the real world. "I see that video games can be as dangerous as being the game in a casino," says Alex. That view is shared also Paul: "I have friends who have stopped playing WoW for either continued to improve or will they ignored their girlfriends, but not lose money."

"That depends on how long each will want to spend, but do not forget friends and family and to do things in real life. Measured must know and take everything in moderation," says John Amoedo.