[vVv Doomhammer]

Part 1: Great Minds Think Alike
One of the coolest things about working with an organization like vVv Gaming is the fact that I get to be involved in all kinds of awesome events. These can be gaming tournaments, where dozens of vVv members show up and we get to cheer and support players and teams in three or four different titles. These can be podcast recordings where four or five people, scattered across the United States (and sometimes the world!), meet on Skype and talk about various gaming news and updates. And sometimes these can be the coming together of great minds, where all I can do is sit back and watch and be impressed.

vVv Gaming recently had the opportunity to visit the SteelSeries headquarters here in Chicago in order to interview the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kim Rom, about their new upcoming Spectrum headsets and other pieces of hardware. But even after we were finished discussing the SteelSeries products the conversation continued, ranging from Kim Rom’s gaming history to SteelSeries’ vision of Competitive Gaming. It was clear to see that Kim and Jerry (vVv LordJerith, president and owner of vVv Gaming) had a very strong rapport together, with similar opinions on a number of subjects. Even while the film crew was setting up you could hear these two representatives of accomplished organizations talking like old friends about good sushi and the best restaurants in Chicago. Even with all of his travels around the world, Kim Rom admitted that since first visiting Chicago it was his favorite city in the world. A sentiment I appreciated, as I have also fallen in love with this city since moving here a few years ago.

I want to give out a shoutout to Mike Stanowski. Mike was the SteelSeries employee who helped things run smoothly for the shoot itself, setting up parking for the crew (no easy thing in downtown, as any Chicagoan knows), helping get gear lugged upstairs and assisting in a number of small ways. I later learned that before working with SteelSeries Mike had played Counter-Strike competitively. While the video speaks for itself, I was struck by the epic parallels I see between SteelSeries and vVv Gaming. A community of passionate gamers working on something larger than themselves to improve Competitive Gaming is a powerful thing, and clearly, among other things, vVv Gaming and SteelSeries are kindred spirits in this regard.

I now present the SteelSeries Chief Marketing Officer, Kim Rom, in Part 1: Great Minds Think Alike.



See it on the Chicago Tribune's Geek to Me blog here

[vVv cubed]

Awesome was really interesting how he became this big. He could have just stayed running his lan center but like a true gamer wanted the next challenge . Awesome awesome interview or whatever you want to call it and very cool.

[vVv Mayday]

Cubed couldn't of said it any better.

[vVv LordJerith]

Thanks!

[vVv The Turtle]

Great vid! Really shows how much of gaming is actually put into account at steelseries and how strong our bond is with them!

[Maladaahn]

Thanks Guys! This was a great shoot!

[Choice]

Really good video. Thats pretty impressive how the skills that Rom developed through gaming gave him the ability to be so successful in Steel Series. Kinda makes you excited to see what is to come.

[vVv Blazek]

this really is a great video and gives some amazing insight about how people can make a living out of what they love. Definatly worth sharing and watching!

[vVv Stitches]

great video..=)

[James]

interesting and awesome.. definitely watching the next two