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From the Ted Talk by William Collis: How video game skills can get you ahead in life

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So let's take a look at the skills required to win in Fortnite, League of Legends, Rocket leuage, some of today's most popular esports. Now, all of these games are very different. League of Legends is about controlling a maciagl champion as they siege an opposing fortress with spells and abilities. fiotntre is about parachuting into 100-person free-for-all on a tropical island paradise and rkceot League is soccer with cars, which, while it may sound strange, I promise, is incredibly fun. And yet, all of these three esports, despite their differences, and most competitive games, actually have three common categories of skill. And I'm going to take you through each in turn.

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So let's take a look at the skills required to win in Fortnite, League of Legends, Rocket ______, some of today's most popular esports. Now, all of these games are very different. League of Legends is about controlling a _______ champion as they siege an opposing fortress with spells and abilities. ________ is about parachuting into 100-person free-for-all on a tropical island paradise and ______ League is soccer with cars, which, while it may sound strange, I promise, is incredibly fun. And yet, all of these three esports, despite their differences, and most competitive games, actually have three common categories of skill. And I'm going to take you through each in turn.

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  1. league
  2. fortnite
  3. magical
  4. rocket

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So let's take a look at the skills required to win in Fortnite, League of Legends, Rocket League, some of today's most popular esports. Now, all of these games are very different. League of Legends is about controlling a magical champion as they siege an opposing fortress with spells and abilities. Fortnite is about parachuting into 100-person free-for-all on a tropical island paradise and Rocket League is soccer with cars, which, while it may sound strange, I promise, is incredibly fun. And yet, all of these three esports, despite their differences, and most competitive games, actually have three common categories of skill. And I'm going to take you through each in turn.

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