Why you should care about your kids' video games | Stéphanie Harvey | TEDxUmontreal
Stephanie Harvey |
TEDxUmontreal
• November 2018
Video games aren't "bad" and here's why. Discover a new way of viewing video games.
Stéphanie "missharvey" Harvey is the five-time Counter-Strike world champion and a long-time female icon amongst professional gamers. She is a professional gamer for Counter Logic Gaming (CLG Red), a top level organisation belonging to Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). Previously a video game designer for Ubisoft Montreal, she helped develop games like "Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands" and "Far Cry Primal". Her 15 years of e-sports experience as a professional gamer and seven years as a game developer meant she was on the Forbes "30 under 30" list in 2014, as well as on BBC's list of "100 Women of 2016". She also won season 3 of "Canada's Smartest Person" on CBC and was voted Quebec's "Personality of the Year 2017" by ICI Radio-Canada. Stéphanie is currently a professional gaming ambassador for Intel, HP OMEN Canada, Samsung Canada, Bell Canada, L'Oréal Hair and DreamHack Montreal.
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facebook.com/harvinator
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