First esports tournament 2020 Tūranga
This video shows the set-up and action at the Inaugural League of Legends High School Tournament in 2020. From the stress of getting ready the night before set-up through to the mihi whakatau from our Māori services team rep. Also captures a brief interview with the victors Burnside High School team and coach.
Education and Esports in Minecraft
Library and ImpactEd teamed up to deliver to Te Waka Unua students an innovative education programme over a period of weeks called Minecraft and Mātauranga – Land of Voyagers where ākonga learned about the story of migration and other information around ancient navigators. As part of these sessions we incorporated Esports Speed Build challenges which proved to be very popular and a lot of fun.
Podcasts on Esports in Libraries
Conversations between Librarian Bridie Anderson and participants in esports. Hear from Henry Lawton of Victory Up around his journey from being a gamer through to founding Victory Up and running the Nationwide High School Esports League in Aotearoa. Discussion points include, diversity and digital equity within gaming as well as the myriad benefits for Rangatahi through involvement in esports. Hear also from a local High School team, their inspiring coach and a very talented esports commentator in these informative and fascinating interviews. Find more Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories on the Christchurch City Libraries website here.