eSports Roles

• ESports
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Before we start!

Quick quiz!

What year did Overwatch come out?

1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017

What tournament has been hosted in Las Vegas since 2005?

1. Awesome Games Done Quick
2. EVO
3. Dreamhack
4. ESL

What game has the most submissions for speedrun times on speedrun.com?

1. Mario 64
2. Subway Surfers
3. Minecraft
4. GTA V

What is the average retirement age for an eSports player?

1. 24
2. 28
3. 30
4. 32

What is the CS:GO player 'Forsaken' famous for?

1. Excellent Shotcaller
2. Map tech and game sense
3. Sniping skills
4. Cheating at a live tournament

What is "EVO Moment #37"?

1. Daigo Parry
2. Double perfect in SF: III
3. Alex Valle vs Bonchan
4. LowTierGod vs Darksydephil

What year did Bugha win the first Fortnite world cup?

1. 2018
2. 2019
3. 2020
4. 2021

eSports Roles

L3 eSports & Digital Marketing - Year 1

Professional Player

A player will need to tick a lot of boxes before competing in Esports tournaments.

Open tournaments are a great way to make a name for yourself.

Professional players can work individually (single player competitive), part of a team (Valorant) and can work in an organisation (both single and team).

Streaming has had a positive impact for professional players.

Would you prefer working alone or in a team? Think about the games you play, and what one you would like to go pro in.

Solo

Team (3 players max)

Team (5-6 players max)

No interest

Shoutcaster / host

What do shoutcasters do?

Shoutcasting - on-the-fly commentary, similar to a live football commentator & colour casters who provide supplementary information (live facts and statistics regarding what just happened).

Which would you prefer to do?

Shoutcasting - on-the-fly commentary, similar to a live football commentator & colour casters who provide supplementary information (live facts and statistics regarding what just happened).

Analyst / Coach

What is the difference between a coach and a team analyst?

The Difference

Analyst:- Analysts take information and develop strategies around it. They will work with the coach to help improve the teams efforts and reflect on the positives / negatives.

Coach:- A positive mindset for the team. They are key to keep the players on task with the strategies discussed & motivate the players if the going gets tough.

Broadcaster

Broadcasters ensure the streams, cameras, audio and lighting are correct before and during the matches are played. Angles are important to capture player reactions, audience reactions & key moments in the match.

Content creator / journalist

Teams and organisations may hire creators to produce content dedicated to their team. This is often a social media management job where you post on the teams / organisations social media.

Task

During this project, you will be experiencing all of these roles in your teams.

With this in mind, write about the roles more in-depth and include examples of them in action. Order these roles from best to worst (personal interest), and why?

This will help your final reflection at the end of this project, with progression and in action practice. You may end up changing your opinion!

Remember! Point - Evidence - Explain in your posts.