Esports commentator2/13/2024 For example, badminton and football are healthy but if you play the whole day and neglect your studies, you face the same issues," Cheong said.Photo credit: Samantha Hancock and Jorien van der Heijden. As with traditional sports, there is a healthy element in esports. "One of the important goals for someone involved in esports is to tell the public that esports isn't only about playing games. The Malaysian esports industry is also growing at a rapid pace, with the government allocating RM20 million last year to develop and support up-and-coming athletes. Multiple primary and secondary schools in Malaysia also offer government-supported esports programs for schoolchildren to hone their skills and learn valuable skills like teamwork. Since then, Cheong has appeared as a professional commentator for multiple premier esports tournaments in other games like MLBB, Wild Rift and PUBG Mobile.īesides TARUC, several other Malaysian tertiary institutions offer esports-related courses. After a while, I was introduced to commentating by a friend because he felt that it would be another good platform to talk about the game." "I then discovered live streaming and brought my Dota discussions there. TARUC appointed Cheong as its first esports instructor as he possessed the necessary academic qualifications and a wealth of experience in the esports industry.Ĭheong took his first steps into the esports world in 2018, producing educational Dota 2 content with the objective of helping new players to get into the game. This will help develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills," he added. "Once their basics are solid, the students need to explore team drafts, how to practically execute strategies in a match and present how it (the strategy) works. I will first explain what MOBA is before drilling down into Wild Rift, a mobile game that is accessible to everyone."Ĭheong said he will focus on the fundamentals of Wild Rift, including the map, objectives and champions before tasking students with more complex assignments. "I expect (some) students who have never touched video games in their lives. This is the first time TARUC is offering esports as a co-curricular subject, where a pass is compulsory in order for students to graduate.Īccording to Cheong, students need to submit assignments and conduct presentations about the MOBA genre, specifically League of Legends: Wild Rift. Cheong is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy programme majoring in psychology. The 36-year-old hype caster holds a degree in communication, as well as a master's degree in human resource management. "Using esports, I will be teaching (my students) valuable lessons about problem-solving, critical thinking, and presentation," said the TARUC alumnus during an interview today. After several years working in human resources and talent acquisition, I realised that there was a graduate skill gap that needed to be filled. "I have always made it one of my lifelong goals to contribute to the new generation via education. Some of the most popular MOBA titles in Southeast Asia today are League of Legends: Wild Rift, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and Dota 2, the latter of which gave birth to several Malaysian esports superstars like Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung and Yeik "MidOne" Nai Zheng. Speaking to IGN Southeast Asia today, Cheong said his syllabus will revolve mainly around the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) category, a sub-genre of strategy video games in which two teams of players compete against each other on a predefined battlefield.
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