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Will have to source it but there is a video game where you can play to win a chance to be a race car driver. One of the guys won the contest and then won the ac
by marketgod 8y ago
Will have to source it but there is a video game where you can play to win a chance to be a race car driver. One of the guys won the contest and then won the actual race with a real car. The skills apparently do translate [1].
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2014/apr/07/video-gaming-jann-mardenborough-motor-racing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2014/apr/07...
- gh02t 8y agoNote that GT Academy winners get extensive race driver training as part of their prize. I agree that the skills translate (somewhat), but people should be aware that he (the guy in the article) didn't go from playing Gran Turismo directly to racing an actual car and even then it took a while before he started to be competitive.