Video game live streaming site, Twitch, is partnering the Singapore Cybergame and Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) in lending expertise in live-streaming gaming to its new eSports academy according to a report by The Straits Times.
This comes after the announcement that eSports will be a category in the upcoming Asian Games.
The academy will hold classes to train professional gamers and other related fields such as live-streaming and shoutcasting. Shoutcasting refers to commentators giving a blow-by-blow commentary as a game is played.
Support is important, especially in Singapore, where there are lots of pressure and priorities against e-gaming,” said Nicholas Khoo, Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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