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75% of UK students in favour of esports education in schools

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75% of UK students advocate the integration of esports into the school curriculum, with 64% already engaged in esports-related academic activities. Read more

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Rising Star – Kalam Neale, head of education at the British Esports Federation

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Kalam Neale, head of education at the British Esports Federation, on developing a curriculum and changing people’s misconceptions

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Johana Riquier: “Gaming as a driver for economic growth in the global south”

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Gaming can create jobs, promote entrepreneurship and drive investment in infrastructure and education. But also associated occupations as esports and streaming add to that. For example in Senegal, where the level of education is quite low, financial institutions look at games and gamified apps to teach people financial literacy.”

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Riot Games and AWS bring esports ‘Win Probability’ stat to 2023 League of Legends World Championships broadcasts

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Analyzing key data points throughout gameplay, the ‘Win Probability’ stat is designed to educate and inform fans as to how teams have fared when in similar competitive scenarios. Riot Games recently began rolling out new machine learning-powered insights to boost the fan experience during esports broadcasts.

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£2.3m programme funds new Games Innovation Zone in the UK

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The new Games Innovation Zone is split across a collaboration space and an area dedicated to testing and playing, and aims at gathering academics, local developers, and esports pros, among others. The University of Surrey in the UK has just opened a Games Innovation Zone in Guildford, as part of a £2.3

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Bukola Akingbade of Kucheza Gaming on nurturing dreams and shaping industries

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So far she has facilitated the awards of esports athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 with rewards such as dedicated gaming laptops and Amazon vouchers. Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields.

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She Got Game on cultivating a thriving environment for female game developers

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Robin had an idea for an educational game and needed a graphics and UX designer, which Lucia happened to be. “It She talked to me about the education system in Denmark, suggesting future opportunities. Adeline Tushabe Talk in Public Lucia’s journey into game development was quite coincidental. We are still in touch.