Sean Callanan chats with ESL‘s Nick Vanzetti at PAX about his career in esports and especially building out events for esports fans live including IEM and Melbourne Esports Open.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- How Nick Vanzetti's esports gaming experience turned into a career
- The look of esports scene in the early years and how it has changed over time
- Building a partnership with ESL and how this widened their reach in the esports space
- The challenges and successes of producing live esports events like the Melbourne Esports Open
- The importance of the Electronic Games Association of Australia in the esports scene
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Our fave quote from Nick Vanzetti interview
“We've got plenty of room to grow the whole festival experience this is what we want to do, create more content and experiences for people beyond just the pure sports tournament. “
Nick Vanzetti
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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Nick Vanzetti on Twitter @NickVanzetti, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow ESL on Twitter @ESLAustralia, Facebook, Instagram and Twitch
- Learn more about PAX Australia on Twitter @Official_PAX and Twitch
- Learn more about Melbourne Esports Open on Twitter @MelbEsportsOpen, Facebook and Instagram
- Some related articles you might want to read more about ESL
- Melbourne Esports Conference 2018 takes place
- ESL appoints new Managing Director for Asia-Pacific Japan region
- How the esports landscape will change in Australia and New Zealand
- Some Sports Geek episodes you might be interested in:
- Riot Games looking for partners for OPL in 2019
- Dave Harris from Dire Wolves on bringing high performance on esports
- Daniel Ringland from Riot Games on esports growth
- Tom Halls on what you need to know about esports
Highlights from podcast with Nick Vanzetti
5:15 Nick Vanzetti on getting in to the esports scene
6:04 How did the esports scene looked in the early years
7:45 Nick on running esports events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
14:40 How Nick’s company went into a joint venture with ESL
17:46 How the Melbourne Esports Open came about
22:18 Understanding how fans and community change around titles in esports
24:04 The challenges of producing a live esports event
25:43 The importance of Electronic Games Association of Australia to the wider esports community
30:37 Sports Geek Closing Five
35:48 Sean discuss more about the Digital to Dollars process
Some tweets/posts you may have missed
Cool esports merch at PAX Australia
It's time for our next flash sale today at the ESL Shop @ #PAXAus!
All remaining Envy gear – 30% off for one hour! Limited quantities remaining so get in quick before we sell out, next to the #ESLStage. pic.twitter.com/zX5bA3fYH3
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) October 28, 2018
ESL lets PAX Australia attendees experience esports gaming
Are you roaming the halls at @PAXAus? Do you LOVE @Quake? 🤔
Come down to the #ESLStage and try your hand in our Free Play area!🙌 pic.twitter.com/LYaJkVnKOi
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) October 28, 2018
Big crowd showing their interest in esports
Thanks for joining us today at the @SamsungAU Esports Showcase whether you were in our amazing crowd or watching from home! 🙌
Be sure to come by the #ESLStage at #PAXAUS again tomorrow for even more action and even more prizes! 👀 pic.twitter.com/ozw9801wLL
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) October 26, 2018
Sean had fun with this Pong tabletop in PAX Australia
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