...League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows[1] and Mac OS X. It is a free-to-play game supported by micro-transactions and inspired by the mod Defense of the Ancients[2] for the video game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. In League of Legends, players assume the role of a "champion" with unique abilities and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions. In the most popular game modes, the goal is to destroy the opposing team's "nexus", a building which lies at the heart of a base protected by defensive structures. Each League of Legends game is discrete, with all champions starting off each game fairly weak and progressing by accumulating gold and experience over the course of the game.[3] League of Legends was generally well received at release, and it has grown in popularity in the years since. By July 2012, League of Legends was the most played PC game in North America and Europe in terms of the number of hours played.[4] As of January 2014, over 67 million people play League of Legends per month, 27 million per day, and over 7.5 million concurrently during peak hours.[5] League of Legends has a large, active competitive scene. In North America and Europe, Riot Games organizes the League of Legends Championship Series, which consists of 10[6] professional teams in each continent. Similar regional competitions exist in China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Southeast...
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...League of Legends is a free to play MOBA played by many people around the world. It has quickly amassed a large following of over 70 million people across 145 different countries. The monthly average of hours logged is over 1 billion. There are many tournaments in which players are able to gather a team together and compete for large pools of money. League of legends is a popular MOBA played on the pc and has easily earned become my biggest hobby. MOBA stands for multiplayer online battle arena. In the League of League of legends, you can join up with a group of 5 or get matched with 4 random people to fight for victory. To win in this game many things are needed: A cohesive group, outstanding players, good communication, quick reactions and a good attitude. Although a majority of players do not play like this, there is still much fun to be had. Each game lasts anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour depending on yours and the enemy team. In the game your team’s objective is to best the enemy players, destroy the turrets leading up to the base and destroy the enemy nexus. The nexus the source of power in the bases and destruction of it causes a win for the team that destroyed it. The meta is seen as generally the correct way to play, although people can branch off and start their own metas, it’s generally uncommon that they replace the main meta. The current meta is a solo top lane, solo mid, duo bot and a jungler. Each lane is tasked with beating their opponent and collecting...
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...DIODA ZENER Efectul de străpungere al joncţiunii p-n polarizată invers este folosit în special în cazul diodei Zener care este în aşa fel construită încât prin ea să circule un curent invers de valoare semnificativă. Un rezistor trebuie conectat întotdeauna în serie cu dioda Zener pentru a preveni distrugerea ei ca urmare a creşterii excesive a curentului invers prin ea. Dioda Zener stabilizează tensiunea continuă aplicată la circuitul de intrare la o valoare corespunzătoare valorii de străpungere la care lucrează. De exemplu dioda marcată 5V6 va stabiliza tensiunea continuă în circuitul de ieşire la o valoare de 5,6 V. Dioda Zener reprezintă cel mai simplu circuit de stabilizare a tensiunii continue: stabilizatorul parametric cu dioda Zener pe care îl vom prezenta în continuare. [pic] Tensiunea continuă nestabilizată are o variaţie cuprinsă între 8 şi 12 V. Rezistorul RS limitează curentul prin dioda Zener în scopul prevenirii distrugerii acesteia. Rezistorul RS şi dioda Zener formează un circuit serie. Se observă că tensiunea de intrare este suma dintre tensiunea pe dioda Zener şi tensiunea pe RS. Dacă presupunem că tensiunea continuă de intrare este de 12 V atunci căderea de tensiune pe rezistenţa RS va fi URs= 12 V – 5.6 V = 6.4 V. Se ştie că prin dioda Zener curentul invers este aproximatv egal cu [pic] din valoarea maximă a curentului absorbit de rezistenţa de sarcină.Rsarcină care are valoarea de 100 mA. Rezultă că prin dioda Zener vom avea un curent invers...
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...February 17, 2014 Should video gaming be considered a real sport? What does it take for a sport to be considered a real sport? How athletic they are? How much money they make or their fan base? In today’s society most people would not think twice about considering video gaming a real sport, but little do they know and huge wave of fans are proving them wrong. The scene is called E-Sports, the E standing for electronic. It is a term for organized video game competitions between professional gamers. The most popular game associated with E-Sports is League of Legends. League of Legends is a free to play, multiplayer online battle arena video game (MOBA) developed and published by Riot Games in Santa Monica, California. It was first announced on October 7 2008, and released on October 27 2009. League of legends has grown to a staggering 65 million players since release from over 145 countries. According to a 2012 Forbes article League of Legends is the most played PC game in the world. Players are formed into two teams of five champions; there are over 116 different champions to choose from at the start of a match. Each player begins at opposing sides of the map near a building called a Nexus. A match is won when either team’s Nexus is destroyed. To destroy a Nexus, each team must work together and battle through a series of turrets placed throughout the map covering each lane. Along the way, each player gains levels from killing opposing team’s champions and minions (non-player characters...
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...1. League of Legends 1 2.0 Culture 2 2.1. Introduction of gamer culture—becoming a part of mass culture? 2 2.2. Differentiation between international published products & Analysis 3 2.4. Recommendations of product 7 2.5. Promotion 8 2.6. Recommendations of Promotion 10 3.0 Reference Group in Game Culture: take Korea as an example. 11 4.0 Conclusion 13 5.0 Reference List 14 1.0 Introduction Riot games, a game company established in 2006 in the USA. “Players experience first” is the core value of Riot Games (Riot Games, 2013.) This core value makes them succeed within only 5 years by running its most well-known online game -League of Legends. The team is trying to make games not only games, but a part of every player’s life. Other than that, their great success in international market also brought great funding opportunity to them; for example, Tencent, the biggest network company in China, has now acquired the majority stake of Riot Games. (Riot Games, 2011.) It also helps them penetrate the Chinese market. 1.1. League of Legends League of Legends, the only game which is run by Riot Games, is one kind of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), the feature of this kind of game is team cooperation. It is session-based and including multiplayer. In each session, players need to destroy nexus which protected by numbers of turrets. The team destroys the nexus first wins the game (leagueoflegends, 2014). The main competitors of League of Legends are...
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...video games often. When I have time I play video games. One of the games I like to play most is League of Legends. League of Legends is a fast-paced, competitive online game that blends the speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams of powerful champions, each with a unique design and playstyle, battle head-to-head across multiple battlefields and game modes. With an ever-expanding roster of champions, frequent updates and a thriving tournament scene, League of Legends offers endless replayability for players of every skill level. Download League of Legends now and join the tens of millions already competing. Battle Head-to-Head Combine strategic thinking, lightning reflexes and coordinated team-play to crush your enemies in both small-scale skirmishes and intense 5v5 battles Strategize and Evolve With regular gameplay updates, multiple maps and game modes, and new champions constantly joining the League, the only limit to your success is your own ingenuity Compete Your Way Whether you're enjoying a game against bots or climbing the ranks of the league system, League of Legends has the tech to quickly match you with a group of similarly-skilled competitors Fight with honor Compete with honor and receive special commendations from your peers to reward your good sportsmanship Experience eSports As the world's most active competitive scene, League of Legends sports numerous tournaments worldwide, including the prestigious Championship Series where salaried...
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...Everyone has played a video game at some point during their life. There are thousands of games spanning across decades of times and numerous platforms. No two games are exactly alike. Every game is a compilation of planning, dedication and hard word, that started in the mind of a single person, and has had a different target. Different games are created for different people. A game like Super Mario was made for people of all ages to enjoy as a casual fun game, Call of Duty was made to target a mature but still relatively casual audience, and League of Legends seeks to envelop players in an intense and competitive atmosphere. All of these games have two things in common, they are made to entertain people, and to generate revenue. Each of these...
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...This may sound a bit ridiculous, but I assure you that there are many video games out in today's market which require a lot of skills to play competitively. Take a shooter game, like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike, for example, where it is critical for players to have the ability to aim at their target quickly, precisely and accurately, in order to stay alive and defeat the opponents. To gain these skills, the the teams needs get together often and practice game after game after game to coordinate their teamwork and skills. There are a number of leagues (more and more are popping out as the E-Sports community to grow) which host these games. One of the biggest league in America at the moment is the Major League Gaming(MLG), which happens every 1 to 2 months, and hosts a variety of games. Players and viewers gather from all over the world to attend these events. Other examples include the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) and the IGN Pro League (IPL), which also sponsor popular competitive games such as Starcraft II. At the moment, Starcraft II is gaining very fast momentum as a popular E-Sport. It's a Real-Time Strategy game, which involves lightning-quick decision making and precise control of the player's units (virtual army) in order to strategically outmaneuver the opponent....
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...I’m Adrian Adona Three years I guess. Ah nirefer ng kaibigan ko sakin na naglalaro din. Ano, ah.. Nakakalibang, pang-ubos oras. Tas ayun. La lang, masaya. Dami kang nakikilala. Simula nung highschool nung parang naglalaro pa lang kami ng DOTA. Ayan, ayan yung parang asaran naming ng barkada. Nagtatrash-talk kami sa isa’t isa. La lang, maingay lang kami. Ganun lang talaga kaming magkakaibigan. Nakakadegrade siya ng pagkatao ng ano, pero wala lang. Biruan lang naman naming yun kaya okay lang samin. Oo, nakakasira siya ng laro minsan, parang nakakawala sa focus. Ah, parang sabaw na yung mga decisions na gagawin mo, parang ganun. Oo, pagnatatrash-talk ka. Nagmumurahan kami pero baka ano, never mind na lang, di ko sasabihin. Basta nagmumurahan kami. Tinatype ko lang kasi yun kaya hindi ko sinasabi in person eh. Ayun, basta “Ang bobo mo!” ganun. Ah, yun basta “Ang noob mo!” yun. “Bano mo!”, “Tanga mo!” ayun. “Noob” is ano, parang connotation siya ng “Newbie”, parang baguhan ka lang ganun. Yung ayaw makisama sa, basta yung hindi naglalaro ng maayos. Eh parang nakakasira siya ng diskarte ng ano, sa laro. Nabwibwisit na natatawa na ewan, basta halo-halo eh. Nagtatrash-talkan lang kami, nagbwibwisitan kami hanggang matapos yung laro. Kung ano yung sinabi ko, bobo din daw ako ganun daw. Yung parang nirereverse lang din kung anong sasabihin ko. Ah, “noob”, ah ano pa ba? “Bobo”, “tanga” mga ganun. Hindi. Eh ano lang, para sakin di naman, pwede ka naman maglaro ng tahimik pero...
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...Gaming teams around the world often have many enthusiasts; thousands, or even millions of people come to gaming arenas to spectate gaming matches; the gaming arenas organizers will certainly earn more money mainly from organizing expense and, of course, the incomes from selling tickets. As for games developers such as Riot, Valve, and Blizzard, along with their masterpieces: League of Legends, Dota, and Starcraft franchise, millions of people are attracted to those after viewing professional competition. Broadcasters like YouTube and Twitch TV earned millions of viewers worldwide, mostly on regular gaming season and World Championship Series. Based on the statistics of the Fortune news, at the end of 2015, there were 113 million global League of Legends fans watched in a regular season; additionally, there were 143 million enthusiasts spectating World Championship Playoffs; and the most worth-mentioned number: 1.3 millions dollars - the 2015 revenue of Riot, League of Legends developer, which was earned from the majority of viewers and...
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...The batman legend Aspects of mythology in batman legend: example of the dark knight trilogy There are a lot of differences and similarities between the heroes and gods of the Greek and romans myths and traditions compared to the superheroes and legends of the comic’s books and Hollywood movies. Scholars often conduct researches to define and analyze pieces of art to check its methodological features in terms of form and content. In this humble research we will try to shed the light on the aspects of mythology in batman as a superhero and a legend taking the dark knight trilogy as an example to examine how mythology is represented in this masterpiece by the brilliant director Christopher Nolan. The dark knight trilogy consists of 3 movies: batman begins (2005), the dark knight (2008) and the dark knight rises (2012). The three of them was directed by the filmmaker Christopher Nolan and were inspired from the batman character created by Bob Kane. ``Batman Begins`` movie was basically about the origin of the batman legend as a force of good in Gotham city. In the light of his parents tragic robbery murder (Bruce Wayne) took a journey around the globe looking for meaningful values and tools to fight injustice and criminals. He was taken in by a strange instructor called Ducard and taught him how to become a ninja in what is named the League of Shadows after that he came back to Gotham and uncover his masked crusader (Batman) in order to start fighting gangsters to end their...
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...company, Team Curse Gaming, and Steve joined as co-owner. Steve’s teams compete in professional leagues and tournaments in every major competitive video game, earning big cash prizes and netting lucrative corporate sponsorships from companies like HTC, Nissan, and Red Bull. But Steve’s life wasn’t always like this. Steve used to work as a consultant based in Washington DC. In 2012, he left this six-figure job to start a business of a professional gaming team. In order to his company to survive in the cutthroat market of professional gaming, Steve’s daily schedule is just as chaotic. His day starts at 6:30am. By 7am, he’s on a call with Goossens to discuss what needs to get done that day. The two merged Arhancet's Team Curse — which focused on League of Legends, the most popular game right now — with Goosens' Team Liquid, which had teams in every other major e-sport, to create a professional gaming juggernaut. The deal is still fresh, so they are still working out the details. At 8:30 a.m., it's time to go to the office. Arhancet has always been a self-starter. After college, he started his own financial planning practice through American Express. He did so well at it that he bought his first car in cash. The office is located inside the Regus Santa Monica, a beautiful complex with restaurants, a park, and a fitness center. The offices for HBO and Riot Games, which publishes League of Legends, are...
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...major league baseball is more than any other. This paper will discuss using performance enhancing drugs will not get players into the Hall of Fame. Players use performance enhancing drugs to gain a competitive advantage over other teams and players. The definition of cheating is violating rules or restrictions to gain an advantage. It’s plain and simple and is a form of cheating. Major league players who got in the hall of fame in the past used their pure natural talent. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding natural talent in the sport of Baseball. Look at our beloved long time baseball legends, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and many more. How would they feel to see professional baseball players cheat their way in and make it easy on themselves? Baseball meant so much to them and to see future players disrespect our baseball legends and allow them to go to Cooperstown, would be awful to past and present players. Baseball fans know players want to give it all and ultimately make it to the World Series and achieve other outstanding goals, but taking illegal drugs is taking it too far. This leads into the major league baseball punishments for using performance enhancing drugs. The major league baseball has punishments for players who use steroids and performance enhancing drugs. First offense is a fifty game suspension, and second offense is one hundred games and a permanent ban for third-time offenders. Four major league players...
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...Kilgour CP English II 19 May 2015 A Legend A legend, one who would change the course of history. January 31, 1919 in the small town of Cairo, Georgia, a legend was born. Number 42, Jackie Robinson would change the way major league baseball was played. Jackie, the youngest of five children, was inspired by his olympic silver medalist older brother, Matthew Robinson. Throughout high school he excelled in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He attended Pasadena Junior College, and was the region's Most Valuable Player in baseball in 1938. Robinson then became the first student to receive letters in four varsity sports to attend the University of California . Jackie was forced to drop out just shy of graduation due to...
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...Kesha Farrington Wilbraham English 070 February 25, 2015 Compare and Contrast Essay Major League Baseball Greatest Two of the world’s greatest baseball players were Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth. Both of the men established a career in a game they both truly loved. Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth have accomplishments that will remain a part of life’s history in the spirt of baseball. However both are known as baseball legends, they offer their differences and similarities amongst not only by their careers but by their personal lives. Throughout my essay I will explore their history and career also what makes them legends that they are today. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson was the youngest of five siblings. Jackie attended Washington Junior High School, and enrolled at John Muir High School, recognizing his talents Jackie oldest brother Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports. In 1936 Robinson won the junior boys championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament, earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament All Star Team. After attending Muir High School, Robinson went on to Pasadena Junior College where he continued his athletic career. Toward the end of Robinson’s term, Frank Robinson, Jackie’s oldest brother whom he felt closest was killed in a motorcycle accident. The incident motivated Jackie to pursue his athletic career at a nearby...
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