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African Commonwealth Conference for eSports Structure and Summit 2018
For the past 5 years, I've networked with my brothers Aaron Boateng, Kwesi Hayford, Nathan Masyuko and more in Africa to assemble a summit to set up a framework for Africa's future in eSports. Wayne Benjamin of The Lab Video Game TV, documents the 1st African Commonwealth Conference for eSports Structure and Summit (A.C.C.E.S.S.) to help build a strong eSports infrastructure for Africa and support her initiative of the African eSports Cha...
GamerFest 2018 Promo
Less than 1 day in Ghana Africa and I can see there is a lot of work that needs to be done in terms of strengthening the building of a eSports infrastructure that will sustain Ghana let a lone all of African. I'm ground zero with Wayne Benjamin of the The Lab Video Game TV covering Gamerfest 2018. I'm here being interviewed by TV Africa Gh about the future of Africa eSports and why I'm in Accra Ghana. There is a certain feeling I get ...
What's Up on LOOP
Tomorrow is the start of big week for me as I'll be heading to Ghana Africa very early in the morning. Last week I stopped by Loop Jamaica for a interview to discuss my campaign for #eSports from the African continent to the diaspora world wide. When head to the airport the full interview should be out by then. For now here is a promotional video about the interview where I talk a bit about how I started in video games.
The Mission to Ghana
Next week I will be heading out to Ghana in Africa with Wayne Benjamin from The Lab Video Game TV to attend Gamerfest and the Africa Commonwealth Conference for eSports Structure and Summit. There's a bunch of things I will be talking about there and also doing during the eSports event. I gave special shout outs to Michael Yipes Mendoza and Phillip CA on the short hand experience with commentary. I also look forward to Orville Shannon aka #Ki...
Empire Arcadia Showcase Just Dance to Digicel
Throughout my years in the eSports industry, building industrial roads has been a very laborious task. Despite the work, it is very rewarding when you find people that not only respect your work but transform it visually so that others can grasp the vision your trying to project. Once again, I'm with Wayne Benjamin from The Lab Video Game TV, Empr3ss Nile and Hasari-uzumaki Uchiha-clan Mustafaa at Digicel's main headquarters in downtown K...
Just Dance Off 2019
I'm helping Empr3ss Nile, Hasari-uzumaki Uchiha-clan Mustafaa and Thia Dakin of Empire Arcadia Just Dance Division, start up their first major competition for 2019! I'll be putting them in contact with Dexton ESports Jamaica Graham who will help them facilitate the necessary resources to host this Just Dance audition and competition next year, using the 2019 edition of the game. We went back to Wayne Benjamin's studio at The Lab Video...
Just Dance eSports in Jamaica
Dance Hall is one of the social staples that defines Jamaican culture. As the world continues to move forward in the digital age, it is only a matter of time before all things we do become electronic. Empress Nile, Thia Dakin and Hasari-uzumaki Uchiha-clan Mustafaa who represent Empire Arcadia's Just Dance eSports division are making a big push to integrate the game into Jamaica's dance culture on a competitive level. The Lab Video Game T...
The Return to Wakanda
I have a couple of principles that I follow throughout my life. Work on the little things that helps build the bridges to bigger things. that matter in the end. Also, it's not about what you win, it's what you do with what you've won. These principles have granted me the vision to see things long before they come. In 2 weeks I head to Ghana for Gamerfest for their annual eSports event in connection with the Ghana Esports Association t...
It's All About Halo
When it comes to First Person Shooters in Jamaica only two games come to mind, Halo is one of them. Despite the rebuilding of Jamaica's eSports infrastructure, many gamers in the community have taken it upon themselves to make sure that the core of the community remain in tact. Others who are capable, continue to bridge the community to the corporate scene to support and help strengthen the eSports scene in Jamaica. I'm with Wayne Benjami...
Keith Apicary Interview
When I was at Free Play Florida 2018, there were a lot of celebrities in gaming that I got a chance to sit down with and interview. I finally got to interview Nathan Barnatt aka the Legendary Super Saiyajin God Super Saiyajin Gamer "Keith Apicary". This is the same guy that won 2 back to back annual #ChillScreen challenges. If you guys don't know what that is, imagine competing against someone else in a video game while you're bot...
Visiting the Silverbirds
I've learned a lot regarding how to vlog from the Nintendo Switch line. It has helped me to really document a lot of what goes on in my life. Each vlog I get better and better at my craft. I received a lot of request from people, to vlog what gaming life is like down here in Jamaica. Although I have a ton of back vlogs in the summer of 2018 that I have to show you guys, here is a brand new vlog of me visiting Orville Shannon aka Killdem from ...
Reaction to the Return of the King of Kong
Many Arcade world record scores were not played on "original hardware" because they had to be restored. Over time boards degrade and need to be worked on. Thus many errors were made when auditing arcades for 100% authenticity. That was the admins responsibility, not the players. When it did happen, usually they either moved the score or invalidate it and have them try again. They did not crucify the player. Well the times have changed. De...
Thank You JoyConBoyz
Last week I was on my way back to Jamaica from Free Play Florida. I had a corporate event that I had to do at Digicel regarding Just Dance. The problem however was that my Joycon's for my Nintendo Switch stopped working! I really didn't have any spare funds to get a replacement before I had to get back to Jamaica for the event. I jumped on twitter however and hailed the #JoyConBoyz to see if they could help me the night before my flight b...
Jamaica's FIFA Champion
Let's talk FIFA! With the recent announcement of Gamerfest 2018 in Ghana, one of the feature events will be a online exhibition between one of Jamaica's FIFA champion, Orville Shannon aka "KillDem" versus Ghana's FIFA champion Frank Adotey Kpakpo aka "Wondakid". Rolling with Wayne Benjamin from the The Lab Video Game TV, I decided to visit our FIFA Division the #Silverbirds at their home to get a interview with KillDem...
Interview with Tron's Cindy "Yori" Morgan
This year's Free Play Florida convention was a one of the best video game related experience at a convention for me. I'm a huge fan of the Tron universe. I've always wanted a part in any of the films even the animations with my Power Glove and all. While I was there this year, guess who was at the event? Cindy Morgan aka Yori Lives! Yes, Yori from the movie. I forgot what gaming event I met her at for the first time a while back but I...
Inside Jamaica's Anime Community
It's been a crazy week with The Lab Video Game TV because when it comes to their work, their game is never over. The following day after the Digicel event with Dexton ESports Jamaica Graham we decided to head on down to Portmore for the Air Gear 3.0 event with Tianna Powell, T-sakura Fire-fox Anderson and friends. We wanted to shed some light on what is it that the Anime Nerds Of Jamaica community do on their open weekends. The full feature i...
Setting a eSports Foundation in Jamaica
While at Digicel HQ in Jamaica Wayne Benjamin from the The Lab Video Game TV showed how Telecommunications works for eSports in Jamaica. Wayne's experience as a producer and director in network television here in Jamaica helped to present our message about eSports in Jamaica in a professional & concise manner. The corporate showcase was a success thanks to the help of our partners in eSports here in Jamaica. We continue to work with Dexton ES...
The International Video Game Hall of Fame
One year after the founding of Twin Galaxies, on November 30th, 1982, Ottumwa Mayor Jerry Parker proclaimed Ottumwa Iowa the "Video Game Capital of the World." It was in Ottuwa that Walter Day established the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard, which became the crossroads of the Golden Age of Gaming --- the place where many of history's greatest gaming champions gathered to compete. In commemoration of the "Birthplace of organized eSports.&...
Free Play Florida 2018 Day 1
I got a last minute invite to Free Play Florida by Billy Mitchell himself. I sped off to the United States yesterday thanks to American Airlines to attend my 2nd ever Free Play Florida event. Last year I wasn't able to get the vlog out because I all the footage of the event was on my old hard drive which got corrupted. So I lost all that footage. This year I won't wait to put the vlog us so that it can possibly get corrupted. I'm uplo...
What's coming up...
The beauty of Jamaica's beaches is something to really admire. Today I did a shoot with Wayne Benjamin from the The Lab Video Game TV which he went over the work I have done to help solidify the eSports infrastructure of Jamaica. I've worked with a list of corporate entities here in Jamaica over the years to set in the sand these footprints which will be the foundation of tomorrows eSports in Jamaica. As I said last year, I would do my be...
Movers and Shakers
It's been almost 5 years since I've been back in Jamaica. During that time I've worked tirelessly to help reinforce a eSports infrastructure for the country. I've made a lot of progress thanks to the involvement of Digicel Jamaica, Flow and Cyberbox Lan Centre. However, it's been years and we've lost some ground on all that progress. I'm back now grinding harder than ever with Dexton ESports Jamaica Graham and Wayne Be...
Promo - Jamaican Just Dance eSports! (The Lab Video Game TV)
Using our cultural talents in Dancing, I'm using the technology of Just Dance to help expand our industry of entertainment for Dance Hall here in Jamaica. In this promotional piece from the Lab Video Game TV here convey that message thoroughly.
Building eSports in Africa: The Coming of the Year of Return
Updated information on my campaign to Africa for the African Commonwealth Conference for eSports Structure Summit. This will compliment the #YearofReturn2019 campaign for Ghana starting January 2019. I'll speak on the this campaign as well. Despite other side issues that goes on in the internet and the gaming scenes, I remain focused on the things that actually matter.
Being appointed as a IVGHOF Global Ambassador
The pioneers who have contributed to the development of competitive gaming's culture i.e. #eSports for over the last 30 years have numbers that are in the hundreds. It may very well be a thousand or more people who have spent a significant part of their lives promoting and helping to build up gaming communities, revolutionize the video game industry or stand as one of the few all time champions throughout eSports lore. The International Video...
Building the Global African eSports Platform
Time to get back to the grind for the #Wakanda campaign. For the last few months I've been focused on a ton of different issue in gaming for Empire Arcadia. Now that I'm back from the International Video Game Hall of Fame, I want to focus on helping to build up my wife's YouTube channel and focus on preparations to Ghana at the end of this year for the ACCESS summit. Joining me in this video is Empr3ss Nile as we go over what we have ...
International Video Game Hall of Fame: ep. 4
The International Video Game Hall of Fame inducts it's Class of 2017 which features game developers #DavidCrane of Activision Blizzard, Warren Daviswho created #Qbert. Joining these two pioneers of the gaming industry are competitive gamers from the classic age Joel West who was one of the original 1982 LIFE magazine players and Pole Position living legend Michael Klug. Last but not least the Guinness World Records holders Justin Wong and Car...
The Lab Video Game TV & ePlus TV Jamaica
What a weekend at the International Video Game Hall of Fame. A lot took place there, along with the induction of a long time friend and former member of my team Empire Arcadia and others. Wayne Benjamin's The Lab Video Game TV interviews me on the experience and what is to come for eSports in Jamaica, Africa and throughout the world. Here's a trailer for the interview to come. Check out the Lab Video Game TV and subscribe to help us expos...
