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Esports on Campus: Challenges, Considerations, and Opportunities

Esports on Campus: Challenges, Considerations, and Opportunities

Brent A. Marsh, Thomas L. Andre, Samantha L. Payton
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781799824107|ISBN10: 1799824101|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799824114|EISBN13: 9781799824121
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2410-7.ch016
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Marsh, Brent A., et al. "Esports on Campus: Challenges, Considerations, and Opportunities." Higher Education Response to Exponential Societal Shifts, edited by Jerrid P. Freeman, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 330-355. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2410-7.ch016

APA

Marsh, B. A., Andre, T. L., & Payton, S. L. (2020). Esports on Campus: Challenges, Considerations, and Opportunities. In J. Freeman, C. Keller, & R. Cambiano (Eds.), Higher Education Response to Exponential Societal Shifts (pp. 330-355). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2410-7.ch016

Chicago

Marsh, Brent A., Thomas L. Andre, and Samantha L. Payton. "Esports on Campus: Challenges, Considerations, and Opportunities." In Higher Education Response to Exponential Societal Shifts, edited by Jerrid P. Freeman, Cari L. Keller, and Renee L. Cambiano, 330-355. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2410-7.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter includes an overview of collegiate esports, which represents a relatively new competitive and involvement opportunity on campus, but which has its origins as far back as 1972. The authors begin with a timeline of video games and their evolution, transitioning to the advent of esports as a varsity activity on college and university campuses. The balance of the chapter deals with student considerations for an esports program in light of a wellness model (i.e., emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual), followed by institutional considerations such as mission, student eligibility, academic supports, finances, and legal issues. The chapter concludes with future considerations related to governance of esports, opportunities for academic program synergies, and research opportunities.

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