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Game Developers and Esports Organizations

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Game Developers and Esports Organizations

This course is part of Esports Specialization

Instructor: Stephane Muller

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

214 reviews

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4 hours to complete

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Before you can have an Esport, you must have a video game to play and a game developer to design it. This course is dedicated to discussing game developers and their relationship with their respective Esport. The content will help you recognize the qualities a video game must have to become a successful Esport. We will examine the diagram demonstrating the various competitive structures commonly found in Esports.

Esports, just like traditional sports, have their own professional organizations. These organizations strive to become successful businesses that win, make a profit, take care of their professional players, and attract a large audience. We will explore the factors that contribute to an Esports organization’s success, including branding, positioning, structuring the organization and funding sources.

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Before you can have an Esport, there must be a video game to play and a game developer to design it. This week is dedicated to discussing game developers and their relationship with their respective Esport. I also created some content for you to get a better idea of what qualities a video game needs to have to be a successful Esport and the competition structure of a variety of esport genres.

What's included

2 videos5 readings1 peer review1 plugin

2 videosTotal 16 minutes

Overview of Esports Introduction1 minute
Interview with Patrick Scarborough16 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

What Makes a Video Game a Viable Esport?10 minutes
Why Competitive Games Patch So Much10 minutes
Nintendo Responds To Smash Bros. Pro's Callout, Wants To Keep Scene Grassroots10 minutes
Riot Releases Details on NA LCS Franchising with $10M Flat-fee Buy-in10 minutes
Esports Competition Structure Diagram10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Not All Video Games Make Viable Esports60 minutes

1 pluginTotal 4 minutes

Interview with Andy "Reginald" Dinh (only watch until the 3:10 mark)4 minutes

Just like sports have professional teams, Esports also have their own professional organizations. The goal of these organizations is to become a successful business that not only tries to win, but takes care of its professional players while at the same time trying to create a brand identity that the audience can relate to. We'll be covering what goes into making an Esports organization successful, which includes branding, structuring the organization, funding sources, and more.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 peer review

1 videoTotal 15 minutes

Interview with Jake Fyfe15 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

So You Want to Buy an Esports Team?10 minutes
Esports Organization Branding10 minutes
The Story Behind New York Excelsior’s One of a Kind Logo10 minutes
Fnatic Esports Brand Receives Over $7 Million in Financing10 minutes
What to Expect from the Blooming Esports Industry in 201710 minutes
Esport Organization Diagram10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Success Potential for Current Esports Organizations60 minutes

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Reviewed on Aug 12, 2019

great content presented in a logical progression with immediately useful application in the real world!

Reviewed on May 9, 2020

Great course to get you introduced to the industry of esports. Not too content heavy for an intro course but gets you thinking about the various aspects to be successful in esports.

Reviewed on Mar 4, 2021

Very interesting course. Helped gain lots of insights on the world of Esports, game developers and how Esports organizations fuction!

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