IIM, a Pioneer French School in e-Sport
IIM, school of web and multimedia, is the first French school to have added e-sport to its curriculum in September 2016. Sport is mandatory for all students from year 1 to 3, who can choose to practice traditional sports like tennis, karate or soccer to name but a few. Now they may also sign up for e-sport.
Focus on this revolutionary discipline in higher education.
E-Sport training on campus
IIM trains professionals of all sectors of the digital world, including video game. The Parisian school could simply not overlook e-sport, hence the creation of a course in 2016. Students train on campus, on League of Legends, Overwatch, Counter Strike, Hearthstone, Fortnite and Fifa. They are led and coached by Mickaël Garimé, in charge of e-sport at IIM.
Major actors of the industry, like Riot Games, creator of League of Legends, have noticed IIM.
A group of students have been invited for an exclusive backstage visit of the Mid-Season International tournament in Paris, in the Spring of 2018.
Students were able to do playtests on the scene of the Zenith auditorium and to meet players a few hours prior to the game.
The school has made a name for itself in e-sport, because it is part of the educational programme but also because students have had good results in national competitions.
Competitions and ambitions
Many students taking e-Sport as a sport class are also member of student association LDV e-Sport. During the 2018/2019 school year, students have taken part in several competitions : Gamers Assembly, Student Gaming Network, Dreamhack… One of the teams playing Overwatch in the Gamers Assembly tournament won the e-Sport student series, becoming champion of French universities.
Each team has a captain, whose role is to organise schedules, plan meetings but overall think of strategies and keep players motivated at all times.
E-Sport keeps attracting new students at IIM. Teams playing on all games are strenghtening and already preparing for the new season.
Are you interested in video gaming? More info about the video game programme at IIM, school of web and digital in Paris.
