Session Name: | Storytellers of eSports |
Speaker(s): | Travis Beauchamp, Brittany Brown, Damian Estrada, Travis Gafford, TJ Huckabee, Timothy Young |
Company Name(s): | East Point Pictures, Twitch, Team Liquid and 1UP Studios, Yahoo Sports, Independent, Twitch |
Track / Format: | eSports Summit |
Overview: | Player stories are an important component to how culture and audience develop around an eSport. Like traditional sports, stories emerge for both the character of a player and how they perform in competition, which in this case is competitive video games. The panelists have told player stories through a variety of mediums - from documentaries to video games, and will discuss their experiences in connecting fans to players with their work. |