THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 5: VR, Esports Coaching & Fortnite
Join us for a new episode of THE rAVe Esports Show featuring a discussion with a veteran esports coach and mixed virtual reality expert. Chris Turner is the Director of Mixed Reality Virtual Innovation Gaming and Esports Institute at the Southern University Law Center. He and I discuss how he got into working in education and esports and then talk about VR, AR, Esports coaching and more, all while playing Fortnite.
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