What is electronic sports?
It is important to mention that you will not get a definitive answer in this article, as several fundamental questions about the very nature of electronic sports are still being debated.
Founder of a multitude of organizations (including the Quebec Esports Federation, the Virtual Guardians Foundation and Boreal eSports), François Savard, a.k.a. Leonin, is a recognized reference in Canada with regards to the electronic sports market, the online community and the prevention of various problems present in the digital world.
What is a LAN party?
The origin of the term LAN party is quite simple. LAN is the acronym for “Local Area Network”, and then party, which is a celebration. (Ducrocq, 2011)
Consultation
Short introduction Involved in the online video game and electronic sports communities in Canada since 2002, and full time from 2015, I have acquired a unique expertise and experience that makes me an indispensable asset in the development and implementation of gaming related projects. Thus, in order to be able to put so many volunteer…
Suicide Prevention (Cause)
Serving the cause of suicide prevention since 2017. Especially towards online communities and gamers. This is one of the main causes that led me to create the Virtual Guardians Foundation. Initially done in 2018 (version 1), the second version is available since 2020 in English and French – This is a guide I created in…
Let’s analyze the New World beta, but from the perspective of accessibility.
Was the New World beta accessible?
Academic conferences and presentations
See this page for the updated list: https://savard.work/en/research/ Conferences, workshops and round tables in which I participated: 2022-07 – Montreal Comiccon 2022 2021-05 – ACFAS 2022 Conférence annuelle 2021-09 – Consultation on the use of screens and the health of young people (Québec Gov.) 2021-05 – AéMDC XIXe Colloque (UQAM) 2021-05 – Interactive Symposium 2021…
Pilot Project: Adapted Esports
Client : Parasports QuébecDate: January to March 2021Type: Coordination and research project “The past year has brought its share of challenges to Quebec athletes. Some para-athletes, who are more fragile, have been even more affected by the sanitary measures implemented to counter COVID-19. In order to break the isolation, Parasports Quebec is entering the electronic…
UQAM Gaming (Global)
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FGV Discord Server
Date: August 2020 to February 2023 (closure of public service) Organization: Virtual Guardian Foundation (VGF) Project: Virtual Guardian Community Role: Project Manager and Instructor, then volunteer support worker Description Free service for prevention and awareness of various issues on the web in the form of a server on the digital platform Discord. (https://discord.com/invite/MfN4w2d) This server, in…