2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Explaining the Esports Industry

Friday, March 18
11:00AM - 12:00PM

Austin Convention Center
Room 5ABC
531 E 4th St

A description of the esports industry as it exists today, explaining how it got here, and describing where it's going. Professional gaming is a mystery to many, the business of it equally so. Explaining how a bunch of gamers playing for money became a hot property, and one that is expected to generate revenues in excess of $1 billion by 2017.

Hashtags: #sxsw #esportbiz

Presenters

Chris Badawi

CEO

Renegades

Chris Puckett

Host

Activision Blizzard Media Networks

Jared Wynne

Dir of Partnerships

The Daily Dot

Sebastian Park

CEO

Archon Gaming Inc

Details

Access
Music Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Music Festival Wristband, Film Festival Wristband, Artist Wristband, Guest Pass
Event Type
Sessions
Track
SXSW Gaming
Level
Intermediate
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