Ngo-2006, u-Rocky Stoutenburgh, ngaleso sikhathi owayengumdlali we-hockey oyimfundamakhwela, wayesendlini yomngane wakhe lapho ewa ekhanda futhi waphuka intamo. Endleleni eya esibhedlela, wayengayizwa imilenze yakhe futhi ngokushesha walahlekelwa ukunyakaza kwezinye izitho zakhe.
Ngikhubazekile kusukela esifubeni kwehle, futhi sekuyiminyaka engu-14 manje, etshela In The Know.
Ukuzijwayeza leli qiniso bekungelula ekuqaleni. Izinyanga ezimbili zokuqala zokululama kukaStoutenburgh zaziyinselele emangalisayo, kukhumbula unina uChristine. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uStoutenburgh wajwayela ukuphila esesihlalweni sabakhubazekile, njengoba umndeni wakhe wawufuna umsebenzi ayengawujabulela naphezu kokuhamba kwakhe okulinganiselwe.
Lapho ngangazi ukuthi uzokhubazeka unomphela, kwaba sengathi, kwangidwengula ngaphakathi, kusho umfowabo u-Andrew. Ngakho ngakuphendulela ekugxileni ekuzameni ukumtholela okuthile ukuze aqhubeke ephila ukuphila kwakhe konke okusemandleni akhe.
Ngenkathi ethwebula i-inthanethi, u-Andrew wazithela I-QuadStick, induku yokudlala esebenza ngomlomo yabadlali bamageyimu. I-joystick, eza ngamamodeli amathathu ahlukene, inezinzwa zokucindezela ze-sip ne-puff ezingaxhunywa kunoma iyiphi inkinobho yesilawuli segeyimu. Intengo yayo ingaba phakathi kuka-0 no-0.
U-Stoutenburgh, owavuma ukuthi ubengumuntu osebenza ngezandla ngaphambi kwengozi yakhe, washeshe wamukela idivayisi entsha, okokuqala ngokuyisebenzisa ukudlala i-Halo Wars, ayibiza ngokuthi umdlalo olula ngempela, futhi kamuva ngokudlulela ku-Call. Womsebenzi.
Lapho ngiqala ukuthola i-QuadStick, ngangingemuhle kangako, esho. I-analog eyodwa nje enezimbobo ezintathu ongakwazi ukudonsa noma ukuphafulela kuzo bese kuba i-lip trigger ezansi. Kodwa uma uyisebenzisa kakhulu, ufunda okwengeziwe ukuthi yini ongayenza, ongakwazi ukuyenza. Kufanele udlale ngokuhlakaniphe kakhulu futhi ungabi lukhuni ngokuyisisekelo.
Kwaze kwaba yilapho uStoutenburgh esayina nenhlangano yezemidlalo iLuminosity Gaming futhi waqala ukusakaza ku-Twitch lapho eqala khona ukwenza imali ngamakhono akhe okudlala. Kulolu hlelo, waqala ukuzenzela igama njengo-Rocky NoHands. Kusukela lapho useqoqe abalandeli abangu-60,000, ephula amarekhodi amaningana omhlaba endleleni.
Noma kunjalo, uStoutenburgh, obikezela ukuthi uzoba nonyaka omkhulu nakakhulu ngo-2021, ukholelwa ukuthi unenjongo enkulu: ukukhuthaza nokukhuthaza labo abaphila nokukhubazeka okufanayo.
Uma umfana, ongakwazi ukuhambisa umzimba wakhe, angasebenzisa umlomo wakhe ukuze adlale noma yimuphi umdlalo wevidiyo futhi empeleni abe ngcono kunabantu abaningi abasebenzisa izandla zabo zangempela, ngakho-ke kungenzeka noma yini kunoma yini ofuna ukuyenza, esho. Ngisekusakazweni bukhoma kwe-Twitch, ngikhombisa umhlaba engingakwenza, ngikhombisa abantu ukuthi 'hey, bheka, usengadlala imidlalo,' kunenqwaba yamadivayisi ongeke wazi ngawo.
Uma uyijabulele le ndaba, ungahle uthande ukufunda ngayo U-Ahman Green, owayengumdlali we-NFL osephendukele esports.
