Every gamer dreams of somehow making a living from playing games. What if games could actually change your life, though, giving you the chance to fulfill a childhood dream? That’s exactly the situation Sony and Nissan devised when they came up with GT Academy, an online Gran Turismo tournament that gives players a chance to become a real race car driver.

Jeff Morgan went down to Orlando to witness the finals of the first GT Academy season to hit the US. Nissan set up the media event to mimic the experience the actual competitors were facing. The media went head to head in custom-built Gran Turismo sleds and followed up the experience with some real world driving lessons at the Disney Speedway.

To read about the experience and the tournament, head over to the Bullz-Eye Games channel.