{"id":59389,"date":"2014-04-23T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savard.work\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T11:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T15:40:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savard.work\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632146185099{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-597969f0f50089f8e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-597969f0f50089f8e uvc-3176 accent-subtitle-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-597969f0f50089f8e h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:10px;\">Who am I?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Entrepreneur and collaborative leader, I have founded a multitude of organizations, including the Quebec Electronic Sports Federation, the Virtual Guardians Foundation, UQAM Gaming and Boreal eSports.<\/p>\n<p>Active in the field of electronic sports and online communities since 2002, my experiences, dedication and successes have earned me the status of being a recognized reference among my peers in Canada with regards to the electronic sports market, the online communities environment and the prevention of various issues present in the digital world.<\/p>\n<p>Philanthropist by nature, I am leading many battles and files aiming at improving the life of not only gamers, but of the whole society.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list of my numerous projects, causes that I care about, as well as my successes, can be found in the 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class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-878969f0f50090cd4 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:10px;\">Why Savard.Work?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1685892804965{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Since 2015, I had been using the website Leonin.ca as both a personal and professional digital showcase. His French blog covered a wide range of topics, from video game news to updates on other projects unrelated to electronic sports.<\/p>\n<p>Savard.Work, conceived in the fall of 2021, was born out of a desire to have a specialized platform that would allow me to vulgarize my knowledge and experiences in the field of electronic sports, in addition to advancing certain debates on video games in a scientifically rigorous manner. In order to make this site accessible to a maximum of people around the world, I decided to make it bilingual French-English.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-640969f0f50090d2d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-640969f0f50090d2d uvc-168 accent-subtitle-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-640969f0f50090d2d h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:20px;\">Current affiliations<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;7777&#8243;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-users&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Member of the Homo Ludens research group (UQAM)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685815902424-b1c8794d-bd7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Homo Ludens research group focuses on the social, philosophical and semiotic aspects of play from a communicative perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/homoludens.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/homoludens.ca\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-users&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Member of the Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA\/AC\u00c9J)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685817722386-3666883b-c913&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA\/AC\u00c9J) is an organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of digital games. Its main objective is to support the work of Canadian researchers, graduate students, artists, game designers, programmers, theorists and others working in this field.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/gamestudies.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gamestudies.ca\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-users&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Member of the Association pour la Recherche et les Etudes Francophones sur l\u2019Esport (AREFE)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685816474795-b21e67f5-8cea&#8221;][vc_column_text]Created in 2018, this research association brings together nearly thirty French-speaking researchers around the world who work to uncover new information about esports.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/arefesport.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/arefesport.fr\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-users&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Associate member of the Esports Research Network&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685816769691-6686ce4f-c704&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Esports Research Network is a collaboration of various researchers fostering interdisciplinary research on the emerging phenomenon of esports. Esports is truly global and truly digital, therefore, esports can be utilized to research existing social issues and act as foresight into the digitised world. Research on esports can be seen as a future lab.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, in order to understand esports, it is necessary to research in-depth the social impact, the evolution of esports as well as the current and future role of esports in society. The goals of the Esports Research Network are to gain rigorous insights into esports, foster the sustainable growth of esports, shape the role of esports in the society and translate this knowledge to obtain cognition for the digitised world society is growing into.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-user-tie&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Board member (Chairman), Fondation des Gardiens virtuels&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685816975342-d7bf4992-6b1a&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Virtual Guardian Foundation is a registered Canadian charity whose mission is to be a beacon on the Internet for people in distress, and to promote responsible digital use.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/gardiensvirtuels.quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gardiensvirtuels.quebec\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-user-tie&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Board member (Coordinator), UQAM Gaming&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685817242152-2c383352-98ab&#8221;][vc_column_text]UQAM Gaming is the student club of the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al that brings together all those who love games. Its mission is to provide common spaces for uqamians who share these interests and our love of gaming. A club for gamers of all kinds, whether they play video games, board games, role-playing games or GN.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/uqamgaming.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/uqamgaming.ca\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-hand-holding-heart&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Citizen member of the Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de pr\u00e9vention du suicide&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685818004944-8a561a46-c6d4&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de pr\u00e9vention du suicide is involved in all aspects of suicide prevention in Quebec. A non-profit organization founded in 1986, AQPS now has some 200 members. Its mission is to mobilize all players, support communities, equip professionals, raise public awareness and influence decision-makers to prevent suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/aqps.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/aqps.info\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-313969f0f50090d74\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-313969f0f50090d74 uvc-2245 accent-subtitle-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-313969f0f50090d74 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:20px;\">Partnerships<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;7777&#8243;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-globe&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;H\u00e9bergement Web Canada&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685818478217-07bc85eb-2969&#8243;][vc_column_text]Web Hosting Canada is a Montreal-based web service provider that I use for all my different sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nature of partnership:<\/strong> Only an affiliate code allowing me to reduce my web hosting costs.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/clients.whc.ca\/aff.php?aff=1407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/clients.whc.ca\/aff.php?aff=1407<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-glass-cheers&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Meltdown Montr\u00e9al&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685818903655-b59eed1e-aca5&#8243;][vc_column_text]Meltdown Montreal is a themed bar hosting e-sports and video game events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nature of partnership:<\/strong> Permission to use the establishment outside opening hours for my private meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Website : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meltdown.bar\/montreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.meltdown.bar\/montreal<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-file-invoice-dollar&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;R\u00e9gulus&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1685819214124-9dd9ba40-01c7&#8243;][vc_column_text]Regulus takes care of the accounting management of SMEs, advising and supporting entrepreneurs so that they can devote themselves fully to their raison d&#8217;\u00eatre and prosper. 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