Career in Esports

What kind of games are played in esports?

• games that use a ball and a stick

• games with lots of running

• video games or computer games

• old games or made-up games

What comparison does the author make to show the popularity of computer games?

• The author compares computer games to board games, and shows that board games are slowly becoming more popular than computer games.

• The author compares computer games to computer coding, and shows that the coding industry is much bigger than the gaming industry.

• The author compares computer games to the global movie industry, and shows that computer games are a much larger industry.

• The author compares computer games to the television industry in the U.S. and shows that computer gaming is a larger industry.

Read the following sentences from the text. "No need to have talent with a controller; an interest in developing and promoting new technology could easily land you a job in the industry. Alternatively, you may want to become a recruiter-discovering new talent in gaming or game creation. Esports organizations also need sales and marketing professionals to find and convince companies to sponsor tournaments." What can you conclude based on this information?

• The esports industry mostly needs a lot of technology developers to make new games for esports players.

• People with a variety of different business talents and interests are needed in the esports industry.

• The most important part of the esports industry is the sales and marketing professionals who help sell tournaments.

• The least important job in the esports world is that of a recruiter, since new talent is so easy to find.

What is the difference between the roles of esports players and other esports positions, like technology developers, according to the author?

• Esports players often get more glory and money for winning esports games, but technology developers and other roles are an essential part of the industry, too.

• Esports players are often lesser known than the technology developers in esports, but they are both important parts of the industry.

• Esports players often dislike technology developers because they think that they make the games too challenging on purpose.

• Esports technology developers are often scared of esports players because players often have more fame and influence.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Some colleges give scholarship money to esports players through varsity programs, and players can win tournament money through tournament held by the National Association for Collegiate Esports.

• One popular way to work in esports is as a recruiter, which means that you search online to discover new esports talent, either in people playing the games or people making them.

• Esports is a huge and growing industry, and there are many different types of job opportunities within the esports world beyond just as a player.

• Technology developers can become a part of the esports world by developing popular games for esports players to compete in.