How to Get a Job in the Esports Industry. The hosts for this show are Katharine Nohr and Robert Ross. The guest is Uzair Hasan. Author of the book The Esports Career Guide: How to Get a Job in the Esports Industry describes the esports job market, what esports companies are looking for, what makes […]
Esports Health and Vitality (The Wide World of Esports)
Leveling up Your Wellness Game. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Gary Kleinman. We discuss what is health and wellness as it applies to esports and gaming; why health is important; chief health concerns in gaming; and how they compare to traditional sports. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Cinema Esports (The Wide World of Esports)
Bringing Esports to the Big Screen. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Heather Blair. We discuss the challenges cinemas have in todays economy, both before the pandemic and now, how cinemas can add esports in their programing and how Cinema Esports Alliance Corp (CEAC) can help. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Esports on the Ninth Island (The Wide World of Esports)
Las Vegas Casinos, Betting & Events. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Seth Schorr. We discuss how esports was introduced in Las Vegas, why casinos are focusing on esports, whether it is legal to place bets on esports, and what the biggest esports events are on the 9th island. The […]
Game-Based Learning (The Wide World of Esports)
Acquiring 21st Century Skills. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Randall Fujimoto. We discuss types of game-based learning, motivation, the “gameful” mindset, game-based learning benefits, and GameTrain Learning’s esports skills program. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nlmJ4UgUkvYa2n7M4MRTZc ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am […]
Scholastic Esports (The Wide World of Esports)
The Path to College and Career Readiness. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Danielle Johnson. We discuss how to design impactful scholastic esports programs that promote equity, inclusion and good citizenship and that offer a path to college and career readiness. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nlmJ4UgUkvYa2n7M4MRTZc […]
Game4Good (The Wide World of Esports)
Game with a Purpose. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Dexter Carr, Jr. We discuss Game4Good’s vision to bring the world of gaming and social impact together and how its web-based tool leverages gaming habits and time played into an engine for fundraising. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
MAP Esports Network (The Wide World of Esports)
Bridging the Digital Divide. The host for this show is Katharine Nohr. The guest is Jacob R. Miles, III. We discuss how MAP Esports network informs, entertains, celebrates, and promotes esports, how esports helps make the world better, the future and challenges of esports, and how the United States esports industry compares to that in […]
N. American Scholastic Esports Federation (The Wide World of Esports)
Learning Through the Lens of Esports. The host for this episode is Katharine Nohr. The guests for this episode are Gerald Solomon and Kevin Brown. We discuss how NASEF provides a platform to develop STEAM-based skills and social emotional attributes, such as communication, collaboration and problem-solving needed to thrive in work and in life. We […]
The Esports Ecosystem (The Wide World of Esports)
Trends, Marketing, Sponsorship, and More. The host for this episode is Katharine Nohr. The guest for this episode is Ben Bueno. We discuss the esports ecosystem, including trends, how esports operates as a marketing/engagement channel for publishers, dynamics between stakeholders, opportunities, sponsorship, collaboration and what BeaconsGG is doing in the space. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]