Post by The Admin on Jun 3, 2022 8:47:49 GMT -6
Freedom Schools have dropped athletics for eSports
www.alvareviewcourier.com/story/2022/06/03/local/esports/78186.html
www.alvareviewcourier.com/story/2022/06/03/local/esports/78186.html
Freedom Schools have decided to drop athletics and go with eSports as a result of declining enrollment. To most, this would seem a great loss, but it signals the beginning of a new era and a way to level the playing field for rural communities.
Thanks to an article in GoPioneer Magazine, I have been brought up to speed about eSports.
You may be among those old enough to remember the 1972 video game Pong, which was a single-user one-dimensional arcade game with a tennis-like format. By 1972, Stanford University students used a next generation game called Spacewar to stage the first competition and eSports was born. The reward: a one-year subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.
eSports today has grown to a billion-dollar industry with no sign of slowing down. Research by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 75% of U.S. households have at least one video game and a smartphone has the ability to access applications for thousands.
Twitch is a live stream website that features gamers playing video games where viewers can watch, subscribe to, and even donate to their favorites. People are making a living playing video games. Other careers in gaming include podcast host, gaming journalist, designer, animator, audio engineer and marketing specialist. The top earning gamer last year made $5.8 million.
Gamers are also likely to have good social skills. As for us Baby Boomers, they make a great mind workout. Virtual reality goggles provide games with exercise too. Any game can become a problem, so moderation is the key.
Thanks to an article in GoPioneer Magazine, I have been brought up to speed about eSports.
You may be among those old enough to remember the 1972 video game Pong, which was a single-user one-dimensional arcade game with a tennis-like format. By 1972, Stanford University students used a next generation game called Spacewar to stage the first competition and eSports was born. The reward: a one-year subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.
eSports today has grown to a billion-dollar industry with no sign of slowing down. Research by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 75% of U.S. households have at least one video game and a smartphone has the ability to access applications for thousands.
Twitch is a live stream website that features gamers playing video games where viewers can watch, subscribe to, and even donate to their favorites. People are making a living playing video games. Other careers in gaming include podcast host, gaming journalist, designer, animator, audio engineer and marketing specialist. The top earning gamer last year made $5.8 million.
Gamers are also likely to have good social skills. As for us Baby Boomers, they make a great mind workout. Virtual reality goggles provide games with exercise too. Any game can become a problem, so moderation is the key.
