Gamers take over Melbourne's Olympic Park for Dreamhack, Australia's largest esports event

Traditionally recognized for internet hosting champion tennis matches and rock ‘n’ roll legends, Melbourne‘s Olympic Park has now been reworked right into a gamer’s paradise.

Australia’s largest esports occasion, Dreamhack, is right here for the weekend, with tens of hundreds turning out to catch their favorite esports groups, cosplayers and creators.

9News.com.au went alongside on Saturday to examine all of it out.

Dreamhack is Australia’s largest esports occasion hosted at Melbourne’s Olympic Park. (Nine)

Stepping into the primary enviornment is an occasion spotlight, with hundreds of seats on standby for the pageant’s many headline acts.

The centre court docket is a PC gamer haven, with huge manufacturers MSI and Intel exhibiting off the most recent in gaming know-how.

Throughout the venue, there’s loads of locations for avid gamers and creators to fulfill new mates, calm down and study from the perfect.

PC Gamers can try the primary enviornment to win prizes and see the most recent tech from MSI, Intel and extra. (Nine)

The Artist Alley is filled with inventive merchanise for each style, whereas Pokemon followers can try the unique Dreamhack Poke Stop. (Nine)

In the doorway lobby, mega cellular recreation Pokemon Go has an unique ‘Poke Stop’ the place avid gamers can decide up in recreation objects and earn rewards; many trainers took a second to snap an image subsequent to the Pokemon Professor.

Outside the venue, a rainbow street connects the primary enviornment to the free-play gaming zone and a devoted space for LARP (Live Action Role Play) fans.

Hugging the perimeter of Rod Laver Arena is Artist Alley, the place dozens of creatives have their artworks on show for individuals to purchase.

It’s not simply video video games, there’s devoted areas for tabletop and playing cards like Magic the Gathering. (Nine)

Big names within the podcasting world, like Trash Taste, took the primary stage to reply questions from followers, whereas digital performers from Hololive headlined Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night.

This is Dreamhack’s third 12 months in Melbourne and is already proving to be greater and higher than earlier than.