When he graduated with a sports degree two decades ago, Mark Chew faced doubts aplenty.
“They would say, ‘A sports degree, are you sure? Is it useful? Can you earn big bucks?'” he recalled in an interview with AsiaOne earlier this month.
Today, Mark is the co-founder and managing director of Reddentes Sports and their esports counterpart, Redd+E, as well as the Chief Executive Officer for Team Flash, a local esports team.
This 46-year-old feels that change is on the wind.
“I think ideas have changed,” said Mark about the mindsets that people have towards gaming. “I think with passion people will naturally go further because they like what they do.”
“I’ve seen very encouraging parents [of kids who want to go into gaming] – of course, some parents have reservations but I think over time, when we manage to talk to them and share with them, they understand.”
Although more parents are more accepting of their children gaming nowadays, Mark also hopes more parents can do so gradually.
When he attends talks at schools, some fathers approach him with questions about how they should connect with their children.
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