That couch potato at his game console? He might be making millions

Tim Macrae sets the music for the intro for his gaming broadcast on July 28, 2017. Macrae is a professional gamer who broadcasts live each night via Twitch, where thousands of people tune in to watch. Tim interacts with around thirty other broadcasters in a modified Grand Theft Auto gaming platform and people tip him as he plays. (Alex Kormann/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

WASHINGTON: Think twice before scoffing at someone who sits much of each day playing videogames. It might be that the gamer is engaged in a career. Even a lucrative one. 

What it takes is a camera, editing skills and, often, a magnetic personality.