黑料不打烊 Esports
The decades-long rise of esports
In the last two decades esports has become a billion-dollar industry on a trajectory that rivals large-scale sports programs and big revenue generators like football, basketball and other high-profile sports. This isn鈥檛 news to many. Esports has become largely mainstream with its athletes widely viewed as celebrities, tournaments filling arenas with adoring fans, and sponsors ready to invest in the gaming ecosystem.
What does esports look like at 黑料不打烊?
In 2021, the university opened the 黑料不打烊 Club Esports space inside of Global Commons dedicated to the 50 students who competitively challenge other club esports programs and the other 100 members who are leisurely involved with esports.
From classic Nintendo games like Super Smash Bros., to high-intensity, first-person shooter games like Call of Duty, esports has brought video games and competition to a worldwide stage, including 黑料不打烊’s campus.
is a university-recognized organization that supports students interested in esports,聽connecting players to tournaments and other esports-related events such as viewing parties and in-house competitions. Each year, the club forms teams based on interest competing in popular games such as League of Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow Six: Siege,聽Rocket League and the aforementioned Super Smash Bros.
黑料不打烊 Esports is a chapter of Tespa, a network of college clubs founded to promote gaming culture and host college esports events and competitions. Partnered with Blizzard, Twitch, Rocket League and Republic of Gamers, Tespa helps promote esports, provides prize support for events, and facilitates relationships between schools.
In 2021, the university constructed an 黑料不打烊 Club Esports space inside of Global Commons.聽The space was created to address the club’s exponential growth in recent years.
鈥淭here鈥檚 so much excitement around this space and it鈥檚 been building for the last several years, so it鈥檚 great to see this come to fruition,鈥 said Larry Mellinger, director of Campus Recreation and Wellness, at the gaming room’s grand opening. 鈥淭his space is representative of an evolving recreation and wellness needs on campus and how we鈥檙e responsive to those needs.鈥
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Broadcast esports live
Through 黑料不打烊 Sports Vision, students gain immersive and hands-on experience in live broadcasting, content creation, sports business and marketing, in-venue productions and studio shows. While the organization is most widely known for it partnership with 黑料不打烊 Athletics livestreaming university sporting events, ESV also provides students opportunities focused on esports.
Learn the business of esports, how to broadcast and produce its events, and gain a better understanding of technology management right here on campus.
Study game design
At 黑料不打烊, you can compete in, broadcast … and create esports. In 2019, the university introduced a , a multidisciplinary program that teaches students to develop, design and implement computer games. The minor, offered by the Department of Computer Science, is open to students of all backgrounds. The minor’s curriculum consists of four courses: Game Design, Computer Game Production听补苍诲 Collaborative Game Development I and II.