As South Africa’s gaming community\u00a0has grown\u00a0and more people have taken to Youtube and Twitch for entertainment, it was really only a matter of time before uniquely South African gaming personalities appeared.<\/p>\n
The industry is still primarily dominated by male gamers and where members of the fairer sex are involved, it can be difficult to differentiate between a “Girl Gamer” and a “Gamer who also happens to be a girl”.<\/p>\n
One person flying in the face of these conventions is Julia “BiSH” Robson, who recently had time to sit down and share her thoughts on the industry with us.<\/p>\n
Would you mind briefly introducing yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n My name is Julia Robson, my in-game name is “BiSH” and I currently play CS:GO competitively.<\/p>\n I started out in the gaming scene as a competitive Call of Duty 4 player back in 2010, where I competed in DGL and nearly LAN competitions that hosted the game (mainly Organised Chaos).<\/p>\n I joined Team Immersion back then and remained in the clan until the latest Premier division team disbanded. I then joined Aperture Gaming and mostly worked with MSI as a representative.<\/p>\n Thereafter I built on my own brand with hopes of streaming and became more of a public figure for gaming.<\/p>\n How did you get into gaming?<\/strong><\/p>\n Gaming started very young for me.<\/p>\n My brother mostly challenged me at home and after joining my first LAN party, I became hooked and hopped into the competitive online world.<\/p>\n How do you manage to find work\/life balance with your gaming schedule?<\/strong><\/p>\n I study Bachelors of Oral Health, which is a division of Dentistry.<\/p>\n Honestly, it is one of the hardest things to balance my varsity and gaming, it came to a point where I unfortunately need to give up on the pro gamer dream (for now) and maybe focus on a less demanding side of gaming which is attending events and building on the streaming dream.<\/p>\n I used to be a professional grade horse rider, but due to unfortunate events, my horse has passed and I turned to gaming through that time. It mostly contributed to my skill increase over the last year. I plan to relocate and gain experience abroad, firstly though, I need to pass.<\/p>\n
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