Esports has gained increased popularity over the past decades and has become synonymous with vital parts of youth culture, creating significant opportunities within the education industry to be leveraged as a tool for learning and skill development. In addition, esports provides the platform upon which students can develop STEM skills or support more effective STEM learning through teamwork, problem-solving, data science, technology, coding, critical thinking, strategic thinking, and collaboration. For example, students who are enthusiastic about esports often dig into their games trying to improve their skills and performance. 

They tend to try and understand the data or try and dive into team mechanics to increase win rate. This process itself is a way of learning. That’s why there are more schools using esports as a learning platform.

With the ever-growing esports industry, high-potential career opportunities are being created, with these career opportunities offered are not limited to those directly connected with the gameplay itself, but rather includes coaching, team management, event organization, and more.