Game Changers: making Valorant esports inclusive for women
“Even from a young age, I always knew I wanted to work in esports,” says Daniela “Jupi” Gradl. Gradl is a Valorant player and member of the RIX.gg Lightning team. “Game Changers has not only given me that opportunity, but the opportunity to play professionally full-time, which is like a dream come true.”
Even as the video games industry becomes more diverse – both the stories told and the people making them – esports has remained a male-dominated world. But slowly that’s changing and Riot’s Game Changers programme is at the forefront.
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