[tieTYT]

> Maybe that’s what streaming games on Twitch is like for the current generation of kids. But even knowing that 60 people from around the world are watching you set new records in Call of Duty, I wonder how it stacks up to an actual crowd of people standing directly behind you, as you listen to them whispering to each other about how good this kid is at this game.

This is still the case depending on the genre. If you go to a fighting game tournament (street fighter, tekken, soul calibur, etc.) you fight in person because at a high level the lag over the internet is not acceptable for competitive play. In that situation, you have people looking at you over your shoulder and thousands of people watching you on twitch at the same time.

Bonus Justin Wong vs Diago Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeM0rH_4ung&feature=kp

[VikingCoder]

Explanation of that clip:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-beast-is-unle...

Another explanation of it:

http://www.gatheryourparty.com/articles/2013/03/12/more-than...