Chris Kohler
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Girl Gamer Makes a Killing

Wired magazine contributor and lovable mascot character James Lee writes about a training session with 15-year-old Halo master Bonnie Burton, who makes $25 an hour teaching people how not to suck at games: I shadow her futuristic soldier in the game as she speaks. Bonnie has her cyborg jumping off hidden ledges, barely touching the […]

LeeWired magazine contributor and lovable mascot character James Lee writes about a training session with 15-year-old Halo master Bonnie Burton, who makes $25 an hour teaching people how not to suck at games:

I shadow her futuristic soldier in the game as she speaks. Bonnie has her cyborg jumping off hidden ledges, barely touching the surface, like she's a kung fu actor. I run along and bump into walls like I'm wearing two eye patches. Her soldier stares at my avatar, a hot-pink alien with a large reptilian noggin shaped like a Nerf football. "Uh, you should change your costume. When you're that character it's easier to hit you in the head. I can just kill you faster," Bonnie says. It's good she can't see me blushing across the net.

Girl Gamer Makes A Killing [Wired]