Esports - What is it and why should we care? (Online)
Online event
About
This presentation covers the interesting and growing sector of esports. Charlie will cover what esports are and why should the average person care. He will outline the esports market and the esports consumer as well as the Media Production and Broadcast Workflows in esports. He will finally cover the role of the University of Suffolk in esports as well as offering a visit to the university Lab for those attending in person.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
04 Nov 2026
7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Organiser
- Anglian Coastal Local Network
Speakers
Dr Charlie Smith
Lecturer and course leader - University of Suffolk
Charlie Smith is a lecturer in esports and course leader for the BA (Hons) Esports degree at the University of Suffolk. With an academic background in Computer Games Design and Creative Technologies, he has been involved in creating esports curriculum since 2019 around topics including broadcasting, event management, psychology, and sport science.
Programme
19.00 Presentation starts
19.45 Q&A starts
20.00 Event finishes
20:00 Visit the lab (for those who are in person)