They lost their jobs because of the pandemic. Now they're full-time video game coaches

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Tech-savvy game enthusiasts are becoming full-time video game coaches as the ongoing pandemic has eradicated millions of jobs.

The 30-year-old resident of South Portland, Maine, is an avid gamer who considers himself an expert at the shooter game "Apex Legends," in which squads of three battle to be the last team standing. So he decided to pivot from classical music to teaching online customers how to survive the virtual shoot-outs that have made the game an online hit. "I'm good at explaining things," he said."Just like when I'm practicing the viola...

"Video game coaching already existed, of course, but the current pandemic has created the right conditions that facilitate it becoming more widespread," said Joost van Dreunen, founder of New Breukelen, an advisory and investment firm specializing in video games."If everyone you know plays 'Super Smash Bros,' you're going to want to learn how to play, too. Spending a few hours with a coach to show you the ropes starts to make sense.

 

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People are still wanting to get better at Rocket League? Have I died and come back to life in 2015?

Adaptation.

champoo found a job for the kids lol

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