Esports at HSDC by - Samuel Murphy-McGinn
A new course arrives at HSDC in September 2022, for all those But what is Esports exactly? For those who don’t know, Esports is a form of com - petition using video games, usually multiplayer with some form of player vs player interactions. Popular Esports games are games like; FIFA, Super Smash Bros, Overwatch, Fortnite, Street Fighter, Quake, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, Pokemon. gaming enthusiasts... ESPORTS!
Skill with games? You shouldn’t need to worry, the more you play the more skill you pick up or you could just do something that isn’t playing the games if that isn’t your thing. You won’t need to worry about not getting exercise by constantly playing games. The course will include yoga classes to help build core strength and cover normal sporting topics to keep you fit and healthy while you’re playing your games. It’s quite the norm to see esports players go- ing to the gym as a part of the routine so that they can keep in a good, healthy shape.
The course also features compe- titions against other college esport teams as it is done in con- junction with the British Esports Association. This is a non-profit body that helps to ed- ucate people on Esport as well as
Esports can be done in single-play- er games, in the form of speedrunning such as the EE4C event run by COD zombies fans. The prize for such competi - tions are usually
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money like most competitions and they go on for a few days, usually a weekend, with the winner being found on the last day. Now, what about the course? The course itself will cover a range of topics that are within the esports area, such as sport, marketing, enterprise, IT and creative things like video editing. You will also be able to participate in British Esports Association competitions and play Rocket League, Overwatch, League of Legends and Fortnite. You will learn strat - egies, analysis, health and wellbeing, live streaming, producing a brand, coaching, shoutcasting, Psychology, video production and video editing. To join, you don’t need anything specific, just five GCSEs at grade four or above.
holding competitions. It is non-profit, so all the money made goes directly towards new compe- titions or helping people get into Esport such as funding classes and all. As someone who has been playing games for as long as I can remember, I think this course is an amazing opportunity and idea. If I were to join the course I personally see myself enjoying the elements such as videoing or commentating rather than playing and this course has room for all different interests. I’m more of the watching esports rather than playing type despite that I have countless hours in games like Fortnite and Overwatch. So whether you’re the player or the watcher this course is for you regard- less.
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