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Competitive Gaming and Esports

Play like a Pro

Competitive Gaming and Esports is a two-week program offered by the 91成人导航 Gaming Center that provides students an interactive, play-based experience in gaming and esports. Students will develop individual and team skills for game play, receive analysis of game play and one-on-one assistance and coaching and learn about professions in the broad esports industry. The program concludes with a live play match.

Curriculum

eSports-focused presentations will include current 91成人导航 Gaming Center staff and students, with guest presentations by noted experts in the esports realm. Students will be able to build their capabilities in the 91成人导航 Gaming Center, which is a state-of-the-art multi-player gaming lab. Students attend and participate in four daily sessions: two in the morning and two in the afternoon following lunch.

Esports program students
Planned Topics

Course topics will likely include:

  • eSports industry history, scope and scale
  • IT-related skills for gamers
  • Group- and individual-play assessment
  • Communication and teamwork skill development
  • Game strategy and assessment
  • Physical play to improve eSports play
  • Job opportunities in the industry
  • Tournament and streaming preparation
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Richard Woodruff
Faculty Lead
Richard Woodruff

Director of Esports and Gaming & Instructional Faculty, Eberhardt School of Business

Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Capella University, 2018

Founder, researcher, commissioner, and consultant providing scholastic esports and purposeful gaming support throughout the United States. Integrating discoveries from eustress research into programming for esports and gaming to support the development and advancement of emotional intelligence and transferable skills for all students.

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