Lawrence Tabak's Blog - Posts Tagged "video-gaming"

Was excited to watch my homeboy Saahil "Universe" Arora and his Evil Genius teammates roar through their quarterfinal match against Far East champs DK. The worst they can do now is finish 4th with some $750,000 in cash -- but they are red hot and top contenders for the $5 million top prize. Competition continues tomorrow, July 19.

For a comprehensive review of the pro-gaming world that is the backdrop for my YA novel, IN REAL LIFE, check out this feature from last Sunday's NY Times. This story was front page, above the fold, with a huge picture from The International Dota2 tournament last month in Seattle.



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Great explanation of why Seth Gordon, my gaming protagonist in IN REAL LIFE, pines to go to South Korea:

NY Times 10/19/14 on Korean eSports

Looking forward to the official kick-off in Madison, Wis. I'll be doing a little song and dance, answering questions, and of course, vandalizing copies with a sharpie.

Barnes & Noble West
Sunday, November 9
2:00 PM

The Wisconsin State Journal ran a nice column on the book and the gaming backstory:

http://host.madison.com/news/local/columnists/doug-moe/doug-moe-in-video-gaming-art-and-life-intersect/article_d0126ea0-513d-58a1-bbb3-790192304288.html