{"id":139052,"date":"2022-01-17T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/?p=139052"},"modified":"2022-01-17T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:13:46","slug":"esports-are-more-than-just-a-fad-its-a-whole-world-thats-just-getting-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/esports-are-more-than-just-a-fad-its-a-whole-world-thats-just-getting-going\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEsports are more than just a fad \u2013 it\u2019s a whole world that\u2019s just getting going\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ignacio Maestro, a fourth year student on the Dual Degree in Primary Education and Early Years Education, has helped to organize a conference open to students across the University. Why? Because of his knowledge and passion for esports.    <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

He told us all about it in this interview.  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Ignacio, you\u2019re training to be a teacher, but you\u2019ve also played a key role in organizing a <\/strong>esports conference<\/strong><\/a> for students, with the support of CEU staff on the Advertising and Audiovisual Communication degrees. How did that come about? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find the whole media world appealing. I\u2019ve always enjoyed cinema and TV. So, to be able to learn alongside my fellow students about the connections between the communication and advertising worlds and the up-and-coming industry of esports has not just been an invaluable learning experience for me, but also fits well with the kind of holistic education which is the philosophy behind teacher training for primary school teachers.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you\u2019re attracted to the media industry, but you especially like the esports world, right? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I do. A few days ago, Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqu\u00e9<\/strong> presented their new esports team which will compete in the top division of the Spanish video-games league (the LVP\u2019s \u201cLeague of Legends\u201d<\/em>). It was crazy because 12,000 tickets sold out in two minutes: I managed to get two and I was there!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also recently went to Gamergy<\/strong>, one of the highest-profile gaming events in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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