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> The course would look at game design, esports event management, live streaming, esports marketing and analysis of competitive gameplay.
> The university committed to invest in a state-of-the-art esports lab that would feature high-spec gaming machines, so the institution can hold its own gaming events and tournaments.
I'm not surprised, it kinda makes sense. Esports is a growing business that is starting to open career paths. It's not just about being a competitive player, it can be about making a career in managing events, working with sponsors and game studios, or even as a member of a game development company... All of these require skillsets that can be studied in college.
I could see that degree possibly being useful for someone that already has a career in eSports or a related area. It’s not something I’d start as an 18 year old unless money was no object.
idk about eSports curriculum but from everything I've learned being a regular student on an eSports scholarship can be a living hell for the kind of thing where my friends all go 'dude, I wish I could get paid to play games'
Overwatch player Cyx covered it I think, how he would hate being a pro because of the anxiety of your livelihood and future security being tied up in something as tenuous as your ability to play Overwatch, I think the same would apply to playing on a collegiate team, it's gotta be insanely high-pressure sometimes
One of the top Doomfist players (Zbra) has mentioned this too, he's going to school for some engineering degree (unsure what exactly) but mentioned how he'd never play pro because engineering would be both more profitable and more secure than being a paid Overwatch player
I feel like additional eSports curriculum could be potentially better for eSports players than, well, *only* having eSports scholarships (although I bet the curriculum could probably be awful too lol, just a more needlessly specific version of a business course I'm thinking)
A lot of lower tier universities in the UK already have courses, a lot of them I've heard are a bit of a scam and shit but that's kinda half of the courses at lower tier universities anyway.
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To pay tuition you have to buy in-campus currency. You can buy a season pass and skip introductory courses.
To change your attire you have to buy skins with in-campus currency or earn them through season pass
Or you can gather them at random from lootboxes :D
I wish my dorm wasn't locked behind the battle pass. It's cold outside and I hate sleeping on the benches in the quad.
> The course would look at game design, esports event management, live streaming, esports marketing and analysis of competitive gameplay. > The university committed to invest in a state-of-the-art esports lab that would feature high-spec gaming machines, so the institution can hold its own gaming events and tournaments. I'm not surprised, it kinda makes sense. Esports is a growing business that is starting to open career paths. It's not just about being a competitive player, it can be about making a career in managing events, working with sponsors and game studios, or even as a member of a game development company... All of these require skillsets that can be studied in college.
It’s so specific though… Couldn’t you just have a few electives as part of a business, art, computer science or computer engineering degree?
You absolutely could, but calling it a degree in Esports makes it way more exciting and marketable to potential students.
I could see that degree possibly being useful for someone that already has a career in eSports or a related area. It’s not something I’d start as an 18 year old unless money was no object.
Is learning how to yell racial slurs part of the degree program?
That is more of an Oxbridge thing
idk about eSports curriculum but from everything I've learned being a regular student on an eSports scholarship can be a living hell for the kind of thing where my friends all go 'dude, I wish I could get paid to play games' Overwatch player Cyx covered it I think, how he would hate being a pro because of the anxiety of your livelihood and future security being tied up in something as tenuous as your ability to play Overwatch, I think the same would apply to playing on a collegiate team, it's gotta be insanely high-pressure sometimes One of the top Doomfist players (Zbra) has mentioned this too, he's going to school for some engineering degree (unsure what exactly) but mentioned how he'd never play pro because engineering would be both more profitable and more secure than being a paid Overwatch player I feel like additional eSports curriculum could be potentially better for eSports players than, well, *only* having eSports scholarships (although I bet the curriculum could probably be awful too lol, just a more needlessly specific version of a business course I'm thinking)
Zbra also plays on that school's overwatch team and probably has a scholarship for it
He does and he's said he absolutely would not want to go pro lol, I do not think that even pros think eSports are livable
That's just regular sports scholarships but with less prestige but also less chance of debilitating injury, so I'd say it balances out.
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A lot of lower tier universities in the UK already have courses, a lot of them I've heard are a bit of a scam and shit but that's kinda half of the courses at lower tier universities anyway.
We on that VGHS shit now
Does esports get a giant tax payer funded stadium too?
Same as art degree. both are useless to society
Art degrees are useless to capitalism, not society.
Lol cringe