On Wednesday (17), the city hall of Rio de Janeiro inaugurated the Public Gamer Arena, located at the Knowledge Ship, in Engenhão, in the North Zone of the capital. The event was attended by Mayor Eduardo Paes, who projected new spaces dedicated to the world of eSports in the Marvelous City.
“We will make a gamer arena like this in each planning area of the city. We will multiply this from here. It's great that these kids who are here, the older people who are here, the teams that are here. In fact, we have to look at the kids as inspiration. We have to be a model, an example. So, let's shake up this market,” declared Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes.
The Gamer Arena is located inside the Knowledge Ship of Engenhão, in Engenho de Dentro, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The arena aims to promote inclusion, learning, and social transformation for visitors. The project was announced last May and is an initiative of the Municipal Secretary of Science and Technology, in partnership with the Coordination of Games and eSports, of the Civil House Secretary.
Events at the Public Gamer Arena
The municipal secretary of Science and Technology, Tatiana Roque, revealed details of the administration of the Arena. According to her, the space will be managed by the social organization Idaco.
“This will be the first test of the arena. Now we need to stress the arena in a good way, to know what we need to do to make it suitable for big events. We think we have the device ready, we did the test last Sunday and now we have to see the arena in practice,” declared the coordinator of games and eSports, Chandy Teixeira.
“I can say that there is a CS event, but I cannot specify the size of this event and which teams will be in it,” he concluded.
The Gamer Arena has a stage with capacity for two teams of up to five players and a broadcast studio, dressing rooms for participants, area for the technical team, LED screen for broadcasting matches, grandstand, and raised floor to highlight the competitors.
Source: GMB
