UNCG SEA Holds Its Inaugural Championship
The nation’s first university-led, curriculum-based esports league wrapped its pilot season with the Spartan Championship in UNCG’s esports arena.
The nation’s first university-led, curriculum-based esports league wrapped its pilot season with the Spartan Championship in UNCG’s esports arena.
Sixteen Rocket League teams, 24 Fortnite Duos teams, and 48 Fortnite Solos players across North Carolina will come to UNCG for competitive fun in the esports arena.
The UNCG Ashby Dialogues focus on a topic of interest between students and faculty. Now, for the first time, it’s focused on a video game: “The Legend of Zelda.”
UNCG’s Esports Arena and Learning Lab was buzzing this weekend as student gamers and educators gathered for two days of esports education and competitive tournament action at UNCG’s second E2 Weekend.
Meet Sophomore Jordan Hipps. The esports scene at UNCG not only gives her a social outlet on campus, but has illuminated a career path that she never expected.
On Monday, January 23, UNCG announced the launch of the UNCG Scholastic Esports Alliance (UNCG SEA) — the nation’s first university-led, curriculum-focused statewide high school esports league.
The Network for the Cultural Study of Video Gaming spearheads interdisciplinary education, research, and outreach opportunities for students, faculty, and the community.
On February 3-4, UNCG will collaborate with Epic Games to host E2 Weekend. The event will feature a tournament for students – Spartan Clash featuring Rocket League – and educational seminars for educators on classroom applications of 3D interactive.
UNCG’s Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming (NCSV) connects cross-disciplinary faculty and students from across campus and beyond, creating a hub of research and learning around video games and their cultures.Our events, programming, and curriculum place UNCG at the forefront of this cultural landscape.
Morgan Atwater is one of the students enrolled in this fall’s Introduction to Esports Management course at UNCG’s Bryan School.