Ian Gregory (Masquerada: Songs and Shadows) & esports on Australian free to air TV

Ian Gregory, Creative Director, of Singaporean based Witching Hour Studios the studio behind their latest project Masquarada: Songs and Shadows joins us on the show this week. Ian shared this thoughts on the struggles of developing a game in a country that is just getting its head around the idea of games being a positive influence and proving to the world Singapore’s creative strength. Ian also joined us to talk about esports on TV. With the immense popularity of competitive gaming on online streaming and networks such as ESPN in the states. Australian free to air commercial television network Channel 7 wants in on the action by broadcasting competitive Overwatch during the show ScreenPLAY. But was the audience for this sort of content there to watch it, or have they already moved away from Television entirely? SPONSORS: Murdoch University School of Arts: Combine your love of making media, whether it's let's plays or your own games with a world class education with a degree from Murdoch University School of Arts. Click here to learn about what is on offer. You can find us on social media,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift"!Support the show: https://sifter.store