Why you should care about your kids' gaming life | Stephanie Harvey | TEDxUmontreal
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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
Video games are not "bad for you". Here's why! Discover a new way to approach playing video games Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey is a five-time world champion in competitive Counter-Strike (CS:GO), and longtime female pro-gaming icon. Stephanie currently plays video games professionally for Counter Logic Gaming (CLG Red), a Tier 1 Organization owned by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). Formerly a game designer for Ubisoft Montreal, having notably been part of development for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Far Cry Primal. Her fifteen years in esports as a player and seven years in the industry as a developer awarded her a Forbes “30 Under 30” title in 2014, and one of the BBC “100 Women Of 2016.” She also won Canada’s “Smartest Person” Season 3 on CBC and was voted Quebec City’s “Personality of 2017” by ICI Radio-Canada television channel. Stephanie is currently a professional gaming ambassador for; Intel, Omen by HP Canada, Samsung Canada, Bell Canada, L’Oreal Hair and DreamHack Montreal. Social Handles: twitter.com/missharvey twitch.tv/missharvey facebook.com/harvinator youTube.com/missharvey This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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