Description
Esports is, in many ways, a grassroots movement. With only a few major promoters, a handful of influential publishers, and limited professional and academic structure, most of the scene has been built by influencers (players, casters, individual developers, and promoters).
We cannot possibly cover them all with the attention and accuracy they deserve. But each of you can write up a full report on one. If we combine those, we’ll have a collection of 23 to share as a group.
For this assignment, you will choose and submit an influencer (so we can make sure there’s no overlap, you need to get your choice approved by me first). Once approved, you will write up a report on your influencer that covers the following five criteria:
1. What is the influencer’s bio/background?
2. Why is the person considered influential?
3. Where do we see their influence/what is their domain of expertise?
4. Should we expect this person’s influence to grow, stay relatively steady, or decline over the next five years, and why?
5. What is the most interesting thing you learned about your influencer that didn’t fit into the first four criteria above?
