4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Esports for Charity CHAPTER 1 Esports Jobs in Action CHAPTER 2 Behind the Scenes CHAPTER 3 Finding an Audience CHAPTER 4 Getting into Esports Glossary Index 6 14 19 25 30 31
4 BOUNTY 12.500 INTRODUCTION ESPORTS FOR CHARITY In 2019 a group of French live streamers hosted a charity event to raise money for vaccines Over fifty gamers filled the event space and streamed their games to their online followers Suddenly gamers in the room went silent as the event host spoke Fortnite streamer Tyler Ninja Blevins above had just given 28,500 to the cause
Everyone in the room and online began chanting Ninja's name The event's online chat exploded with emojis His gift pushed the total raised at the event to 2.9 million Ninja's gift and the gifts of viewers around the world added up to the largest amount ever given at a charity live stream event Even France's president Emmanuel Macron congratulated the event online Streaming is a popular esports career that can bring in a lot of money But there are many other exciting esports careers too There's something for everyone who wants to get in the game Fast Facts In 2022 the global esports industry was valued at more than 1 billion Millions of people around the world watch esports Benedict College in Columbia South Carolina became the first historically Black college to offer an esports program St. Mary's University in San Antonio Texas hired Texas's first female head coach of a collegiate gaming program 5
