Esports has been considered the sport of the youth, with the younger generation hoping to make a career out of professional gaming and even after their tenures as a pro player with many opportunities for different esports careers out there.
Members of the academic community gather during the first Estudent Esports Summit in hopes of bridging the gap between esports and education.MANILA, Philippines – “Education is really important. Philippine esports is really big. If may Gilas sa basketball, may Sibol sa esports. At a certain level, there is a disconnect between esports and education. What people see about esports the glory and the prize pool.
“If you look at the ecosystem of esports, you will see a lot of careers. LPU is driven by the goal of meeting the needs of the industry. We are driven by our passion to innovate education and catering to the interest of the students,” shared Dr. Arlene Caballero, Dean College of Technology, LPU. Carmela Recelis, Director Information Technology Center at Adamson University as well as a member of the Philippine Society of IT Educators, sees esports as a different opportunity to teach and engage students.
“Imagine, nagcha-champion na ang Pilipinas sa esports on their own initiatives. What if we have formal programs to develop our athletes, our coaches, our analysts, syempre lalaki yung chances natin of dominating the esports scene. Hindi naman tayo magcha-champion without the other aspects of esports like the marketing side, the production side, the management and organization side…it’s a whole ecosystem that we hope to impact and elevate,” said Kibanoff.
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