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This reminds me of an article I read a while back about (American) football coaches getting plays from NFL video games, essentially using all of Xbox Live / Pla
by faitswulff 10y ago
This reminds me of an article I read a while back about (American) football coaches getting plays from NFL video games, essentially using all of Xbox Live / Play Station Network as a simulator. Unfortunate that I can't find the article.
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoI seem to remember that article as well. In particular, they quoted one actual NFL player who was running to score the winning touchdown with seconds left to go - but the score would not be so large that the opposing team couldn't steal the victory on the last possession. He ran to the 1 yard line and juked laterally across the field to run out the clock, basing the technique on similar theatrics in the Madden game.
- faitswulff 10y agoI did manage to find one: http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/races-sports/how-video-games-are-helping-nfl-stars-train-20150131 http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/races-sports/how-video-... But I'm not sure if it's exactly the one I read years ago. It doesn't talk as much about strategy as I remember, and no mention of juking, so it's probably not yours. There's likely at least one more out there. I'm curious if videogame playing athletes do better than their non-gamer colleagues.