Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 1

In this episode, I discuss how we took our Esports Open event online with Virtual Esports Open.  I share how we looked at our values, evaluated what survived not being able to meet in-person, and realized that our core values translated to the virtual space.  Since we launched our virtual tournaments, we have been doing events for colleges across the country.

You can follow our events live on twitch.tv/bravousesports

You can find out more about Virtual Esports Open at:

https://rebelleevents.com/

and at

https://bravous.com

This podcast is part one of a seven-part series on starting an in-person esports program.  In this episode I outline the seven principles, and then go into Principle 1.  The people!

In this episode, I share some ideas for co-operative games you can play together on the couch.  Turn off the News and do something fun together!

Co-operative games are games you work together to achieve an objective, solve a problem, or a puzzle.  You don't necessarily compete with each other (although you can).

The four games I list (with one bonus game) are

1. Overcooked Franchise (1 & 2) - available on everything.

2. Mario Party - Virtually all Nintendo platforms (lots of fun mini-games, many of which are co-operative)

3. Snipper Clips - Nintendo Switch Only puzzle solver

4. Tools Up - New Multi-platform co-operative puzzle game.

Finally, let's not forget Minecraft, the crane daddy of cooperative games.  It's available on everything and most platforms let you run four player.

With all the shelter at home provisions, everyone in the world just became an isolated gamer! In this episode, I share 5 tips for working remotely as a team.  The whole idea is to maintain a better connection with the people you work with.  As a big believer in in-person events and colocation work facilities, remote working is a challenge for me.  Here are some tools for handling it.

The five tips are:

1. Use weekly video updates to keep the team informed.

2. Setup "coffee" breaks between team members.

3. Use book club or topic chats with groups of 10 or more.

4. Share visit me at home shares from team members

5. Schedule one on ones

During this historic time, Friendship has never been so important.  This week I want to share some ideas for tools you can use to stay connected to the people you care about most.

The websites for the tools I'm talking about are: