Digital gaming: Leaping from the corner arcade to the present-day eSports phenomenon

For more information and engagement regarding the I-CAN Play and digital skills programmes:

Contact Robert Davids at Robert.davids@westerncape.gov.za .

Also, if you would like to know more about the digital gaming industry you can download the Western Cape State of Gaming Report, which DEDAT commissioned in 2017 here.

More articles in Digital Gaming

Successes in Digital Gaming

Including Profile: Ryan Parker

August 2018 ► 6 - 8 minutes Read Time

The growth of Digital Gaming from means that people can now realistically pursue a career in gaming and it might be a lucrative one at that. With a career in gaming now a plausible reality for many, what does one look like?

We met with Ryan “@ParkerEsports” Macquet a competitive gamer and a Technical Marketing Engineer at Intel Corporation South Africa to find out.

By Deejayjunior Jay

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