DDR for a living

[Seven7]

The only reason this whouldin't be feesable is purly konami's fault. Now 7, you might be asking yourselfs, why in the world whould you make such a stupid statment lile that? Simple, Advertising and support. AKA, Reagonal areas. Urmm, lets use Magic, the gathering as an example. This game, yes, CARD GAME, is played around the world, in many different languages, and around august, september, ESPN2 shows the world finals. Or they used to, do they still? Anyway, moveing on. Piu exceed2, if not mistaken (could be, don't follow that game) Holds world torneys sponsered by amdarmino. Konami, dosen't care. Now if konami released a world version of say extreme, held sponsered tornys, and offered cash prizes, even small, then others whould take suit, and in theroy, you might, MIGHT be able to make a liveing out of ddr. However, i think we know by now that konami simply will not do that. As of now, DDR is an exparament to most arcades, a $5000 gamble. Whould i like to see it happen, yes of course, i'd jump on that bandwaggon in a heartbeat. (i have no life, sue me!)(no don't sue me, i have no money) However, in all likelyhood, this won't happen. If you prove me and everyone else here wrong, then more power to you. Its possable, not likely at all, but possable. In another note, i don't really thing 2 or more people bounceing a bright yellow ball over a net is that entertaining, but espn shows that!
P.S., sorry for the long post

-Seven7-
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Congratulations on your no-prize, didn't-win-nothin' victory.

[matthew]

and the original poster has yet to respond. maybe they went all emo or something.

[Pop'n Usagi!]

Or maybe you should leave your point made and let the thread die.
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I'm sure if it was sold for profit, Konami would clamp down on it (I'm sure it's a matter of time before they clamp down on ITG).[/quote]

[Joel Stud?!]

I also don't think you could earn a living off DDR.

However, if you tried to get a job at Bemani, you could possibly be intrinsicly involved in the development of the game. You could try to be on the team that writes code, or designs step charts, or designs the graphics for the games. Of course you wouldn't be getting payed for playing DDR, but you'd have to play it to test out step charts and so on. You would probably have to go back to school, which considering the chances of you gettting such a job are little to none, is a huge risk. But if you went into graphic design or game physics and engineering, you may be able to at least get a job working with video games, and if your extremely lucky, perhaps working with Bemani.

[alwowpal]

[Agent J]

[floggingfan90]

Man you guys are so mean... i mean jesus i'd love to play DDR for a living. If i could do that i would drop out of school now. serious
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no

[ParanoiaCousins]

although it does sound great, you can safely say its not gonna happen (anytime soon that is)

i thought i could make a living with ddr when i first started getting decent, but decent doesnt win tournaments
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My friend: ddr is the best game ever!

Me:what about itg?

My friend: well theres that....

[Synaesthesia]

[PBoy227]

For all of you who say "It could be possible" and then give reasons such as "get big names to sponsor" and "get some tv cameras and brodcast":

"Easier said than done."

You don't realize that even thought you are on a website with thousands and thousands of other "DDR Freaks", we are still the minority. DDR is not as popular as you may think. Try to think of the last time you turned on your TV and there was DDR. Ok? Now think of how often you see DDR on TV. Didn't think so.

Yes, we all agree that it would be great if we could live off of the thing we love doing and get all this fame and glory as well. Unfortunatly, theres just no demand for professional video games (at least in the US). Sorry.
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Call it DDR! Call it ITG! Either way, it still taste like chicken.
Konami created it (DDR), RoXoR perfected it (ITG), and we should all respect them equally.

[Da-Risin-Smoke]

[Synaesthesia]

[dancing machine 05]

yes i agree i would love to play ddr for a living i wish it was sport like basketball and baseball i really wish it was a sport so like there would be tournaments go out for champions playoffs and stuff but mostly strongly i agree on the topic i would love to play ddr for a living and a sport

[DyslexicLegume]

[Synaesthesia]

[Cassima]

Hello Again!

It’s me, the original poster! Anyway after I posted and got like four negative responses, I was slightly amused at the maturity level, but not amused enough to remember to come back and check the forum.

It wasn’t until someone sent me a private, supportive message that went directly to my e-mail that I remembered to come back and check this board, so I apologize for my lack of responding.

First of all, thank you those who said something supportive! I really appreciate it! And also, I appreciate the realistic opinions as well. It’s good to stay grounded.

When I posted the original message I think I was just throwing an idea out there to test the waters and see what response I got. Obviously I can not go and get a traditional 9-5 job playing DDR. No one is saying that.

However, it was an idea I had. Wouldn’t it be great to play DDR for living? Or at least a part time job, lol. And if I just kept that idea in my head, no one would know about it, and it could never happen. Instead I was brave, I voiced the opinion to others, to let them know.

Anyway, I don’t need to prove myself to anyone here. But to demonstrate a point I will provide moderate background information. I graduated with a 3.9 GPA, as the Psi Chi President, and as a speaker at the annual end of the year banquet. No my parents did not pay for my education; I worked two jobs and won three scholarships. I did extremely well in college and graduated with a BA in Psychology, and a minor in Biology. I am currently taking some time off while preparing to go to graduate school.

Bashing my intelligence (or anyone’s for that matter) simply makes you look like an idiot.

That being said, I don’t really care if you do it. I understand that some feel the need to say negative/hurtful comments, but the truth is, if you don’t have something constructive to add to the conversation, do me a favor and push the little X button on the right hand corner of your browser. *hug*

But back to DDR, I’ve heard some really great ideas for how to make a living off of it. My favorite two so far were having it at a gym to help people loose weight, and also opening up an arcade type thing with tvs and other game consoles.

I really like both of those ideas! Maybe sometime in the near future I will try to develop those into something larger! In the mean time, if anyone else is starting something up, then send me a message and I’ll help you out! I have excellent skills in organizing programs and activities so I could be an asset to anyone’s future plans of expanding DDR into more of a career area.

So here’s my resume: I’m cute, I’m intelligent, and I’m good at video games. If you are looking for an experienced DDR player, then let me know!

[Pop'n Usagi!]

[PBoy227]

Don't want people to tell you that they think the idea is pointless and it won't work? Don't post it in a public place such as this.

Freedom of speech...meaning if someone has an opinion, they have the right to say it.

Now, on these boards there are rules governing what you can and can't do with those rights. You cannot open up a new thread and say "OMFG! Look what this guy said in this thread here. blah blah blah...".
However, you are allowed to (and encouraged to) post opinions in the thread that was already started. You gave up you safety as soon as you took that idea out of your head and let the whole world know what you were thinking.

Now, about the playing DDR for a living thing:
You said "playing DDR for a living". We said "no".
Owning an arcade with a DDRmachine in it, or putting one in a gym for people to loose weight is not the same as playing DDR for a living. If you had originally stated "I want to open an arcade so I can make money off of other people playing DDR and I can play my DDR machine for free..." We would agree with you about that being a good idea, but your topic would probably be locked as soon as amod came around.

Basically, read the rules, post exactly what you mean and don't be vauge. If you aren't exact on your meaning, then prepare for people to take it the wrong way and don't get all hurt when people take it the wrong way.
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Call it DDR! Call it ITG! Either way, it still taste like chicken.
Konami created it (DDR), RoXoR perfected it (ITG), and we should all respect them equally.

[Molobolo]

All you people flaming this guy, You guys need a spark in your life, hes just thinking, I at one point though of this to, But it isnt known to well, and it isnt a sport, It could be concidered a sport, but with cash prizeses and stuff you could think you could make a living, How about you finish college right, get a job doing something you Love/like (like playing ddr i suppose) then go play ddr after work weee, since your in college you could probaly get a good job, If you were a high school drop out , this would make sense (LOL I have NO idea what im talking about), but if your in college your not gonna drop out just to play ddr, If ddr was a sport, and widely reconized, then I supposed you can make a living, But for now...You Could say DDR is not going anywhere, since we're still playing the same mix for years (extreme), but ITG has something else going......................................................................................................................................................lalalala i dont know what i just typed

[Wermo]

To the original poster, I briefly considered this too and have seen several people who started topics like this one get eaten like a cow in the amazon being devoured by a college of pirahnas so I never bring that up here.

My thoughts:
1) DDR for a living like getting paid to dance is likely to never happen.
2) Opening a store / arcade / fitness store featuring DDR and the like -- much better

And this is something I was considering myself:

Open a store that has a fitness / aerobics-like setup with parking for at least 10-20 patrons. Make your slogan "Dancing your way to fitness!" or something like that (no charge from me!) and enlist an aerobics instructor who likes DDR and now also get a bunch of PS2s and some pads that are velcroed or otherwise stuck firmly to the ground/carpet. You'd get everyone to play the same song but the only TV with sound would be the instructor's. After the introduction, the instructor could go around the room, give cordless headsets to the participants and they would be tuned directly to their own television (don't know if that would work or if there'd be static) and people could play their own songs at their difficulty of choice. There could be Doubles day or training on gallops and more difficult songs. You could even have a few machines in the store for after-session personal training available to play on a $$ per hour basis, much like some pool halls do. You could also have several copies of PS2 and XBox DDR on hand available to sell to those who say "OMG this is FUN!"

Obviously planning would need to be done but it could work to have your work revolve around DDR and make some money at it too.