Esports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers


Lethrese Rosete, a 20-year-old DePaul sophomore who is majoring in UX design to combine her creativity and coding skills, plays an online game at the university's Esports Gaming Center. — AP

CHICAGO: As a kid, Kevin Fair would take apart his Nintendo console, troubleshoot issues and put it back together again - experiences the Black entrepreneur says represented "a life trajectory changing moment” when he realised the entertainment system was more than a toy.

"I think I was just genuinely inspired by digital technology,” he said.

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