Depa designs special e-tournament to spark creativity among Thai youngsters
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) is hosting a special e-sports event to mark National Children’s Day as well as spark creativity among Gen Z.
The “National Children’s Esports Day” will take place on January 14. Thailand marks Children’s Day on the second Saturday of January every year.
Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, depa president and CEO, told the press on Monday that the goal of this event is to encourage creative and innovative use of digital content.
Depa also hopes the event will help carve a new career path for Thai youth, while also raising awareness of the role the gaming industry plays in the economy and society.
“We support the use of games for creative purposes as well as providing opportunities now and in the future for Thai children and youth,” Nuttapon said.
The e-sports tournament, featuring the stealth game Chambara and a digital version of badminton, will be held at Government House’s Santimaitree Building.
The Chambara game is for children aged between five and 10, while badminton will be for 11 to 15-year-olds. The games are available through Nintendo Switch Sports.
Both competitions will be divided into boys and girls categories and the number of participants per category will be limited to 16.
The top 12 winners will receive scholarships and awards worth more than 50,000 baht, divided into 4,000 baht for the first-prize winners and prizes worth 2,000 baht and 1,000 baht for the runners-up. The prizes will be presented personally by the prime minister.
Apart from the e-tournament, depa will also host other fun activities for children on the day.
