The video game as a school subject in China


The video game as a school subject in China



Electronic sport in China employs 50,000 people, but it would take 260,000 more



   Video games are not only allowed, but they are compulsory in the classrooms of a school in China where students are trained to be professionals of e-sport (eSport), a sector on the rise.

"Wow, I'm dead!" Exclaims a student during a game. Beside him, dozens of teenagers between 14 and 23 years old type without losing sight of the screen. We are in the Lanxiang technical school, in Jinan (east), and the class has begun.

Electronic sport has become a professional discipline, with players competing for sums of money in tournaments organized in rooms or stadiums. Millions of people follow these competitions, also spread on the internet.

    It is expected that in 2018 the sector will generate 906 million dollars (732 million euros) of global business volume (+ 38.2% annual), according to the Newzoo and China specialized office accounting for 18% of the total. In this country 260 million people are fond of eSport games or follow the competitions, according to the Chinese firm iResearch.

The Lanxiang Lyceum trains students in different trades: cook, mechanic, hairdresser, welder or computer. The eSport section, launched in September, has about 50 students.

"At the beginning, the parents thought it was only about playing video games," says Rong Lanxiang, director of the establishment. "Part of the classes is of course the practice of video games, but we train students in all the trades of the sector," corrected Professor Yang Xiao, 26 years old.

This sector is "a factor of economic growth" and "can not be ignored," says the director. "Our school adapts to the market."

According to the Chinese CNG office, e-sports in China employ 50,000 people, but it would take 260,000 more to cover all job offers.

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