Simon "Schimpi" Svensson
Professional gamer
Story of Gaming & eSports
“To be a professional gamer you need a good communication with other people. You are most often in a team. To be friends with your team, that’s number one key. Without having fun, you won’t become big.“ Besides school Simon “Schimpi“ Svensson works as a professional gamer at Natus Vincere. What does he like most about that? “The coolest thing about my job is probably traveling to different countries, exploring things. But also be able to get money for playing a game you love. That’s pretty cool.“
Exciting Stories
Yannis "Slay" Ziakas
Bizdev / Art Consultant
“We are trying to be as close to normal sports as possible – in competitive feeling as in sportsmanship as in prices, organizations, fans“, Yannis “Slay“ Ziakas, Bizdev and Art Consultant at Oddshot.tv, is decribing his working environment. Oddshot.tv is a google chrome extension, free for everyone, and has the purpose “to capture the last seconds of what you have just seen on any Twitch screen, essentially instant replay, but it doesn’t require any software.“
Raphael Tsantili
Pro Gamer
“You need to put hours in, because there’s a lot of people who are putting in 8+ hours, so if you’re willing to put in 14 hours a day everyday, you can definitely make it as an e-sports player”, Raphael Tsantili alias Hosty tells about his career as Pro Gamer. “A lot of times we have to sacrifice friendships, it’s very common in this industry.”
Frans "Thirsha" Schouten
General Manager
“It’s really hard, if you don’t know from experience to stand in the players shoes. But if you are enough of a business man, you don’t need that experience,“ Frans “Thirsha” Schouten is convinced. His 14-year-old self nevertheless should have known that practice is essential to become a professional. As the General Manager of Lowlandlions the coolest thing for him at an event like Dramhack is “being with the players, supporting them and seeing them perform.”
Maxim Mildenberg
Scriptwriter
“I always wanted to play videogames and work in videogames. And now that is possible. It’s the greatest job on the planet. It really is.“ As a sriptwriter at Royal Hand Studios Maxim Mildenberg works with a team, spread out all over europe and developing the upcoming ideas for games. What does it take to do his job? Well, anybody can: “If you wonna make something, and you but enough of effort in it, you can make it happen. That sounds cliche, but it’s true.“
