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Esports Teams and Professional Players

Esports Teams and Professional Players

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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Beginner level

No prior experience required

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

87 reviews

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6 hours to complete

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This course will be focusing on the competitive Esport team and individual professional players. Whether you are playing on a team or competing as an individual, you will find that being a professional Esports player is more complex and nuanced than most people realize. We will be talking a lot about the support staff surrounding players, the intricacy of navigating contracts, and the hardships of committing yourself to professional play.

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As we narrow our scope, we're going to be focusing on the “Competitive Esport Team/Player”. Whether you're playing on a team, or competing as an individual, there are many nuances of being a Esports player that need to be addressed to fully understand what it means to be a professional. We'll be talking a lot about the support staff that you'd be surrounded by, the intricacy of navigating contracts, and getting into the hardships of committing yourself to professional play.

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1 video5 readings1 peer review1 plugin

1 videoTotal 14 minutes

Interview with Alex Chu14 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Compensation: What to Look for in an Esports Professional Player Contract10 minutes
Why Every Esports Player Needs a Contract10 minutes
World's Best Smash 4 Player is Worn Down by Haters and Harassment10 minutes
Why My Dream of Becoming a Pro Gamer Ended in Utter Failure10 minutes
Esports Team Diagram10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Supporting Professional Players60 minutes

1 pluginTotal 110 minutes

Video: The Life of a Esports Gamer110 minutes

Going into a different direction we'll be talking about the “Esports Media”! Similar to sports, esports has developed its own unique ecosystem of journalism, videos, streaming, social media, and overall content creation. We'll be going into the specifics of those different types of media, and explaining how each one has its uses in making Esports more popular as a whole.

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1 video3 readings1 peer review

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University of California, Irvine

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Reviewed on Jan 6, 2020

Good introduction info. Wish there were advanced courses

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2020

Really love the short yet informative explanation in this course. Would recommend it to those that want to know more about the media and a glimpse of Esports and their personnel

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2022

The course is really great. I learned a lot about the hardships taken by an Esport team and professional players. It also lets you apply critical thinking in doing the peer review assessment

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