Gaming as a Social Movement: Join Technical.ly on July 23 for live game play and local leader dialogue – Technical.ly

The organizers of Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast and the heads of Nerd Street Gamers and Balti Virtual have joined up to form a unique virtual event collaboration for PTW20 Virtuals Gaming Day.

Join us at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 23, for our Gaming as a Social Movement event, which features a lunchtime conversation with local industry leaders streamed alongside a friendly match of Rocket League. Panelist players will explore the impact of current events on the industry, all while battling things out with rocket-powered cars on a virtual soccer field.

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Joining us for the day are:

This event is free and will be livestreamed on Twitch starting at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 23:

A special offer from our partner, Insomnia Cookies:

As a special thanks to our community members, Insomnia Cookies is offering a digital coupon special to all attendees. Be sure to sign up for our emails for instructions on how to access the special offer.

Gee spent his 20s trying to be the second-greatest 3D graphics programmer in the video game industry and cofounded an interactive software company in 2003 that created a VR training tool for the NFL. He is currently the cofounder and CEO of Balti Virtual creative studio, delivering the highest quality virtual reality experiences and augmented reality applications possible on the latest hardware available. Specialties include augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, extended reality and actual reality.

Fazio is the founder and chief executive officer of Nerd Street Gamers (NSG), a national esports infrastructure company based in Philadelphia. NSGs infrastructure includes a network of esports facilities akin to traditional sports training complexes. Fazio is determined to increase accessibility to the esports industry and ultimately wants to provide anyone in the world with the opportunity to compete in any esport of their choice free of charge.

Kirby is a reporter for Technical.ly Baltimore and a Report for America fellow for 2020-2021. A Philadelphia native and graduate of Temple University, he moved to Baltimore in May 2020 after spending over a year in Rwanda serving as a Peace Corps volunteer. Find him on Instagram and Twitter at @kurbskidurb.

Gaming Day is part of the PTW20 Virtual Summer Series collection. In collaboration with Nerd Street Gamers and Balti Virtual, this unique event is part of the all-virtual experience recently unveiled for the 10th annual Philly Tech Week.

PTW20 Virtual features a summer series of partnered programs aligned to the years event tracks and focused on celebrating resilience, technology and innovation. From immersive daylong conferences to dynamic idea exchanges and more casual fireside chats, PTW Virtual keeps you connected to the ideas and opportunities that create a better today and tomorrow for our hometown.

There are a variety of ways you can get involved with Philly Tech Week 2020. Email katrina@technicallymedia.com to discuss partnership options or learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

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Gaming as a Social Movement: Join Technical.ly on July 23 for live game play and local leader dialogue - Technical.ly