Esports will change!
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New Communication for Working People June 11th, 14:36
Golf, mahjong, and alcohol ...
New tools are about to be added to these tools that have been used to build smooth communication within the company and with business partners.
(Matsue Broadcasting Station reporter Shoko Mitsui)
Business partners and esports
This March, an e-sports exchange game was held in Matsue City.
Participants were financial institutions and wholesalers of business partners.
Five employees from both companies participated in a so-called "fighting" game.
The game is projected on a large screen in the center of the room, and cheers are heard when the technique is decided.
The voice of the employee who gives a live commentary also echoes in the room with a microphone.
Some of the employees who participated were young people who joined the company for the first year, and the president and boss encouraged the "players", which was like watching sports to support their favorite team.
The two companies are usually in a business relationship and have deepened their friendship by playing golf, etc., but e-sports has been added to that.
The president took the lead
The interleague game was initiated by Sanin Panasonic, which is headquartered in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, and has approximately 400 employees.
It was President Kotaro Watanabe (43) who brought e-sports to this company.
Last fall, he set up an "e-sports club" in-house, and seems to be enthusiastic enough to make uniforms and banners for the club.
President Watanabe, who originally liked games, thought that e-sports would be easy for young employees to enjoy together.
President Watanabe
"I think that golf has the image of connecting with the president and executives of the other business partner, but games can be connected by employees who have been in the company for a month. I thought it would be beneficial to connect the sites inside. "
However, some employees had a chilly reaction.
President Watanabe
"I announce the policy every April, but when I projected it on the projector there, everyone was laughing bitterly (laughs)" President, what are you thinking? "" Eh, the game?
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Do you know the character of the opponent in the match?
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This company has sales offices in both Shimane and Tottori prefectures, and it is usually difficult for employees to meet and meet face to face.
The company also held an in-house athletic meet to strengthen the unity of employees.
However, as the new coronavirus made it difficult to hold such events, he decided to deepen exchanges between employees through e-sports that can be connected online.
About twice a month, employees who have finished their work gather in the meeting rooms of their respective sales offices.
What is being held there is an e-sports base competition.
It gradually penetrated and about 15 people, mainly young employees, came to participate.
Some employees have met for the first time in this competition.
As the battles are repeated, the character of the other party can be glimpsed, and it is an opportunity to know the other party that cannot be seen only by working with them.
On this day, there was such a conversation between the president and employees.
Employees
"If the same game character of the opponent will find somehow. It is easy to understand than the story,"
Watanabe President
"I'm oozing in style of play. For example, ○○ Mr. How?"
Employees
"○○ Mr. steadily it is a type of attack. in repeating much the little tricks of the risk type, the other party is going to aimed at the chance a place that has been weakened, "
Watanabe President
to" not lose, so as not to lose, I mean feeling "
employees
" Well , stiff "
Watanabe President
" a little hard be it "is also the time of work
the way Watanabe President, this way analyze their own style of play.
Watanabe President
"I something would doing big time. Rather than make a very dense strategy, I feel it 's Previous before."
Furthermore, it is said that the character can be seen not only from the play style but also from the selection of characters in the game.
In addition, the person's personality is reflected in what he chooses from a wide variety of games.
It's deep to see so many things from one game.
In addition, old video game software is also available so that employees who are not good at the latest games can participate.
We hope that more employees will participate in the competition so that they can enjoy it as they wish.
Also effective for recruitment
Such e-sports, has generated the effect of unexpected in terms of adoption.
President Watanabe also introduced the company's e-sports initiatives at the company's job fair.
Then, the reaction of the participating students will change.
President Watanabe:
"Because it was a solid company and a serious company, I used to feel like I was talking with a click in a suit, but now it feels like Frank. Students also have questions, conversations, and exchanges. I feel like there are more. "
Nowadays, I participate in job fairs wearing e-sports uniforms instead of suits.
As a result of these factors, the number of site views and the number of students applying for the company posted on the recruitment site increased by 1.5 times compared to last year.
Group Leader Okamoto
"Until now, company information sessions focused on work and company information, which was a solid image, but talking about e-sports opened the hearts of the participants and made them feel at ease. Then, the story spreads from there.
After that, even if I talk about various companies, I can relax and listen, so I can fully understand the detailed information of the company. I feel like
Dreams spread
Although it has begun to be effective in terms of hiring by facilitating human relationships within the company and with business partners, President Watanabe believes that the possibilities are still expanding.
Watanabe President
"out of the San It is so also in Japan, went led more and more from now the world's people if say more, also thought that want to create business out of the lead. Connected with the kind of people the future I'm just excited to be able to go. "
The movement of companies to incorporate e-sports into their business strategies.
Now that how to take of communication is changed, it is likely to be focused on the future of the spread.
I can't say esports.
Matsue Broadcasting Station Reporter
Shoko Mitsui In charge of
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Hobbies are tennis and hot spring tours
I used to play video games when I was in elementary school, but recently I haven't done much.