What age did you start playing games and what’s the first game you remember playing?
I first got into eSports through the Belong Arena Clash, quite by accident! When the Nottingham Belong Arena closed (my local one) and I realised there was no grassroots path into eSports I looked at my university for a pathway. Seeing that Trent had no eSports framework I resolved to create one, which now gives the students at Trent a team to play for in every NSE and NUEL sport! I fell quite by accident again into casting, my good friend @Muhcreedy had gotten in contact with eSports Wales about casting, recommended me and I said yes. Casting over the Rocket League and R6:Siege streams for the Open in March was hugely enjoyable, and prompted interest in the production of content. When the opportunity came up to pursue this with eSports Wales, in an organisation that echos my own goals, aims and values, I jumped at the chance to sign up!
It’s a growth industry. If you have the underlying passion then you just need to act on it. Shout about it, talk to friends about it and look for opportunities to help others get into and run eSports events! I created my university’s eSports framework with google drive, discord and facebook. They now have 25 teams in 7 different games. It’ll surprise you what’s possible so there’s no reason to not make things happen!
Quick Fire Round!!!
1. PC or Console?
PC
2. Prime or Netflix?
Prime
3. Cat or Dog?
Dog
4. Star Trek or Star Wars?
Star Trek
5. Coffee or Tea?
Coffee
6. Android or iOS?
iOS
7. Facebook or Twitter?
8. Instagram or Snapchat ?
Snapchat
9. Pepsi or Coke?
Pepsi
10. Brown or White Bread?
Brown Bread
11. Ghost Busters or Goosebumps
Ghost Busters
12. South Wales or North Wales
North Wales
13. Ice or Fire
Ice
14. Football or Rugby
Rugby
15. Twitch or Youtube
Twitch