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The Academy of Esports podcast serves as the axis for a revolving series of conversations about the innovations, opportunities, challenges, and adventures to be found at the intersection of esports and education. Host James O’Hagan and his guests go beyond the games each week to explore how responsibly crafted scholastic esports programs can redefine athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, increase career and collegiate scholarship opportunities, and honor the importance of play.
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Welcome to Episode Four of Y6 of The Academy of Esports podcast!
I’m your host, James O’Hagan. Thank you for joining me as I welcome a giant of the medical device field who is now using decades of experience— and his own personal journey— to build bold, collaborative mental health roadmaps within responsible, therapeutic video game environments in his new venture with Mike Wilson.
It’s an honor to speak with Ryan Douglas, co-founder & co-chairman of DeepWellDTx.
Ryan takes us on a journey that goes far beyond the “one and done” attitude of many developers. His is a manifesto rooted in science, fed by sincerity and best practices, and allowed an ever-evolving timeline that strives not to be the first across a short-term finish line but rather the best at serving the long-term individual needs of human beings of all ages.
It’s quite a ride.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a conversation that will likely redefine the way you look at video games and mental health.
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Episode References:
- Groundbreaking new study says time spent playing video games can be good for your well being— University of Oxford
- Gaming | Federal Trade Commission
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Welcome to Episode Three of Y6 of The Academy of Esports podcast!
I’m your host, James O’Hagan. Thank you for joining me as I welcome a friend, a mentor, and a global legend in esports and education— Mark “Garvey” Candella, former founder & director of Twitch Student and current Chief Business & Strategy Officer of AcadArena.
Garvey joined me from his home base in the Philippines to share a journey that has taken him from a challenging start on the streets of Brooklyn to becoming one of the most well-known and respected figures in esports education and community-building.
Just one example of a chapter along the way: his work ethic as a young UPS driver led him to a spot at power lunches over the famous red sauce of Forlinis in Manhattan– delivering financial prowess through osmosis as a side order– and established him as a founding innovator of day trading.
Without question, this is and will remain one of my favorite podcast conversations of all-time. No summary could do justice to the wisdom shared, how much I learned about someone I thought I already knew, and how grateful I am to Garvey for his openness.
Sit back, relax, and listen to a story that will captivate you, educate you, and inspire you.
Connect with Garvey:
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mark-garvey-candella-a9946bb3
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/garveynyc
- Connect with AcadArena: https://linktr.ee/acadarena
- CONQuest Festival: https://www.conquestph.com/
Connect with James O’Hagan, Founder & Host of The Academy of Esports:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesohagan
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- Contact: https://hihello.me/p/b1241eeb-bf95-476b-a258-6d80ef2a79fe
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Episode References:
- Welcome Back Kotter Opening: https://youtu.be/Mmm3KTa601s
- D&D Paladin: https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/paladin
- 2018 TAO Esports Interview: https://youtu.be/1HFdlJM7-Z4
- Keeping Up With the Dow Jones; From Suites to Streets, All Eyes Are on Stock Market (NYT Aug 1998): https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/23/nyregion/keeping-up-with-dow-jones-suites-streets-all-eyes-are-stock-market.html
- A Pocket Monitor for Stock Quotes (NYT Apr 1984): https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/28/business/a-pocket-monitor-for-stock-quotes.html
- Investors Business Daily: https://get.investors.com/ibd/ibd-digital/
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Welcome to Episode Two of YEAR SIX of The Academy of Esports podcast!
I’m your host, James O’Hagan. Thank you for joining me as I welcome a good friend from across the sea, Stuart Dempsey, the Founder and CEO of GamerFest Dublin, Ireland’s largest esports event.
In the aftermath of Brexit, Ireland was elevated to the role of premier English-speaking nation in the European Union. The impact of this on esports opportunities is massive. To speak to this– and offer two decades of marketing and branding experience to our audience– is a longtime friend of The Academy of Esports, Stuart Dempsey.
Since establishing GamerFest in 2017, Stuart’s event has gone from strength to strength with 5,000 visitors expected for GamerFest Summer at the end of May and up to 10,000 visitors in the next 18 months. That isn’t surprising when you consider what he brought to the table– a 20-year career in B2B and B2C marketing, a Master’s Degree in Marketing Practices from Galway University, and a dance card of successful relationships with some of Ireland’s biggest companies (recently expanded to include the Irish postal system!).
Join us for this fascinating conversation. We’re confident that you’ll walk away with a fresh take on Irish esports, a load of great advice about esports partnerships, and a strong desire to buy a ticket to GamerFest Dublin!
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Connect with Stuart Dempsey
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartdempsey/
GamerFest Dublin: https://gamerfest.ie/
GamerFest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamerFestIE
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Welcome to PART TWO of Episode One of YEAR SIX of The Academy of Esports podcast!
I’m your host, James O'Hagan. Thank you for joining me as I welcome back my friend, Amir Satvat, the global head of startup operations at Amazon Web Services.
Before stepping into their current role, Amir experience included chapters as a principal publishing producer and key positions in business development and strategy at Amazon Games. They also served as COO for AWS' Inside Sales and Demand Generation Businesses, while spending over a decade in tech and healthcare sectors, working on strategy, operations, and business development. Amir's academic achievements include an MBA and a Master's in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MPA in Public Policy from New York University. Their professional journey is a perfect example of one of Amir’s career advice tenets: think laterally within a company to gain skills you need for your dream job.
As a dedicated gamer, Amir has played over 2,200 titles, cherishing series like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Monkey Island, and The Witcher. Their love for gaming began with Asteroids on the Atari 2600. Their passion for the industry doesn’t end there– Amir runs a thriving LinkedIn community of over 33,000 video game followers (and growing daily!), with many working in games.
Amir also loves opera, having created his first at age 14. With that in mind, we invited a surprise guest– Josh Shaw, Founding Artistic Director and CEO of Pacific Opera Project– whose blend of video game characters and operas is selling out stages wherever it goes.
Named as one of Musical America’s Top 30 Innovators in Classical Music, Josh Shaw is the Founding Artistic Director and CEO of Pacific Opera Project (POP), which has been described as "L.A.'s most exciting new opera company." Over the past twelve seasons, Mr. Shaw has directed over 50 productions at POP, including The Rake’s Progress, Ariadne auf Naxos, La Calisto, Tosca: A Moving Production; and La Boheme: AKA “The Hipsters”. A frequent librettist for English updates, his Star Trek-inspired Abduction from the Seraglio and Nintendo-inspired Magic Flute (AKA #SuperFlute) have gained national attention and have been produced at multiple companies, shattering attendance records.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirsatvat/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/amirsatvat
Amir’s Games Jobs Workbook:
Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ORvB63Kq5pvXb8QDbEzGnJa_lFMiZmK2_vjglKgOKcw/edit?usp=sharing
Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6icqqopmsp39ool/221119%20-%20Games%20Jobs.xlsx?dl=0
Connect to Pacific Opera Project:
https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/
POP Curriculum: https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/education
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacoperaproj/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pacificoperaproject/ & https://www.facebook.com/joshshawtenor
Josh Shaw: https://joshshaw.org
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Guest: Amir Satvat
Head of Global Startup Operations | AWS
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Hello and welcome to the first episode of the sixth year of The Academy of Esports podcast!
I’m your host, James O’Hagan, the Vice-President of Education and Innovation at LeagueSpot, and an educator for over two decades. Thank you for joining us for Part One of what is surely going to be one of my favorite conversations in this podcast’s history, as the subject is a dear friend and source of constant joy to all who know them.
Amir Satvat is the global head of startup operations at Amazon Web Services. Prior to this, they served as principal publishing producer and, prior to that, both business development and strategy lead at Amazon Games. Going back even further, they served as COO for AWS’ Inside Sales and Demand Generation Businesses and spent over a decade in the tech and healthcare sectors in a variety of roles across strategy, operations, and business development. Amir earned their MBA and Master’s in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and his MPA in Public Policy from New York University.
While amassing such an impressive list of accomplishments, Amir always had one goal in mind since childhood: work in gaming. We challenge you to find a more dedicated lifelong gamer! Amir has played over 2,200 titles in their life and their favorite video games series include Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Monkey Island, and The Witcher. (The first game they ever played was Asteroids on the Atari 2600!)
It took 15 years in the professional world to achieve their dream role at age 37. Today, the advice they learned– as well as the respect they have earned– make Amir one of the most influential voices in the space. Today, in addition to their “day job,” Amir operates one of the most important video games LinkedIn communities on earth with nearly 32,000 followers, more than half of whom work in the games industry.
It is a responsibility they take seriously. When the slew of job cuts hit gaming, Amir bundled a lifetime of professional experiences and connections into one extraordinary project:
The Games Jobs Workbook. It is a resource that has now been viewed over 500,000 times since March, connected dozens upon dozens of job seekers with new careers, and launched a virtual mentorship program that is unprecedented in this space.
Google Docs: lnkd.in/etkUuecj
Dropbox: lnkd.in/eGJasnNR
I cannot urge you strongly enough to follow Amir’s LinkedIn page for non-stop wisdom like this:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mailbag-your-ama-questions-from-march-2023-amir-satvat/?trackingId=thAEPQqnKOWZk3XIF60%2Bzg%3D%3D
In this first installment, we dive into career advice, actionable plans for job seekers in gaming, and the importance of self-care in the midst of an industry that keeps moving 24/7.
The content has such value for those of you in and beyond the gaming industry– but more than that, Amir’s is the face, the voice, the words you didn’t even realize you needed when you woke up this morning. You’re witnessing pure sincerity and kindness in action.
Join us next week for Part Two with Amir when– in an Academy of Esports first– we add OPERA to the mix!
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The Academy of Esports podcast welcomes Melissa Burns, a leader in scholastic esports in Canada, in honor of International Women's Day. Melissa is the founder and chair of Esport Canada, one of the largest Canadian esports organizations committed to excellence in gaming and supporting the growth of the Canadian esports ecosystem by connecting and amplifying diverse gaming communities. The organization values holistic development and authentic diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of their work, which has allowed them to build a federation focused on social impact.
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Melissa Burns // LinkedIn // Twitter
Esports Canada // Website // LinkedIn // Twitter
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Leah Koons is a 10+ year gaming event and marketing veteran who has navigated and developed business relationships for endemic and non-endemic brands to the gaming industry. In our conversation, Leah invites the listener to learn how to be a successful and lasting presence in the game industry. For Leah, a bachelor's degree in psychology was the start. But it was an early decision to focus on the business of games that has led her path of success that includes working with the likes of Team Liquid, Alienware, and Riot. And now, Leah has just launched her own marketing, consulting and event business called EQME.
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Leah Koons // LinkedIn () // Twitter ()
EQME (launching soon!)
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Dylan Liu is not one to not have an opinion on the state of collegiate esports. That is one of the things that makes him such a compelling guest for a conversation! Since 2011, Dylan has been involved in collegiate esports while founding the team at his alma mater, Texas A&M, and now serving as the CEO of his company, Uconnect. Uconnect provides a platform to help collegiate programs and clubs to connect with potential sponsorship opportunities. This wide-ranging conversation pulls no punches and looks critically at the current state of collegiate esports, and the overall business of esports. Even at an hour, there was still quite a bit to talk about.
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Dylan Liu // LinkedIn // Twitter
Uconnect
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James Fudge has nearly 25 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering the video games industry, having worked for such companies as Avault, IDG Games' Games.Net, Computer Games Magazine, GameSpy, IGN, GamePro, GameShark, GamePolitics, GameCulture, Crispy Gamer, and more.
Over the last three years he worked behind the scenes at The Esports Observer, where he served as senior editor for two years helping to shape the quality of the writing, steer editorial policies, and generally train writers on best practices for content creation and journalism.
In this episode, James and James (James Squared) discuss the importance of journalism in gaming, and especially in the business thereof.
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James Fudge // LinkedIn // Twitter
The Esports Advocate
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Sponsor // LeagueSpot
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As Head of Education at British Esports, Kalam focusses on delivering growth and development of esports in education across the UK and beyond.
The recipient of the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Award for his outstanding commitment to digital innovation, Kalam, an experienced teacher, educator and educational leader previously served as Esports Programme Lead at Barnsley College, where he co-wrote the Esports BTEC (Business and Technical Education Council) in association with Pearson and British Esports. In this episode, we dive into the BTECs and their impact in on students in the UK.
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Kalam Neale // Twitter // LinkedIn
British Esports Federation
BTECs and Beyond Overview
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Sponsor // LeagueSpot
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Will English IV (the fourth!) grew up wanting to be in broadcasting. He had various jobs growing up but imagined myself as a newscaster or a weatherman, but the path to a stable career was very long. A competitive gamer at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Northern Illinois University, Will saw esports as an opportunity to meld those worlds together. In this episode, we dive into Will's passion for the Fighting Game Community (FGC), his quest to build an amazing experience in virtual and physical spaces, what gaming has meant for his own mental health, and his love for his brother and connection they made through Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Will English IV // Twitter // LinkedIn // Twitch
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Sponsor // LeagueSpot
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Dr. Seth E. Jenny returns to The Academy of Esports!
Dr. Jenny is an assistant professor within the Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU). As an esports academic, Dr. Jenny is a performance advisor to KovaaK 2.0: The Meta FPS aim trainer, founding member of the Esports Research Network, Deputy Editor of the International Journal of Esports, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. He teaches esports courses in SRU’s undergraduate esports minor and serves as the faculty advisor to SRU’s esports team.
Dr. Jenny has conducted research studies relating to video gaming and esports since 2011. He has provided 100+ professional presentations and has published 50+ peer-reviewed academic journal articles within his prime areas of research - esports, motion-based video gaming, instructional technology, and distance running.
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Website // Twitter // LinkedIn // Book
Esports Research Network
International Journal of Esports
The Journal of Electronic Gaming & Esports
Upcoming Esports Research Network Conference 2022 in Sweden
McDonald's Gaming Chair
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Dr. Rachel Kowert is a Research Psychologist, the Research Director for Take This, a non-profit organization that provides mental health information and resources to the gaming community and industry, and is a Henry Cavill aficionado. Dr. Kowert has been featured in various media outlets, including NPR, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Wired, and video game publications such as Kotaku and Polygon. And now, Dr. Kowert will be leading research into online extremism through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to research, produce recommendations and supports for digital community managers to combat online extremism in all forms. In this episode, we look at this effort and the current state of online extremism in gaming spaces.
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Dr. Rachel Kowert (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter // Twitch // YouTube)
DHS to Spend Almost $700,000 Investigating ‘Radicalization in Gaming’
Hate and Harassment Drive One-in-Four Moderator Actions on Minecraft Servers, Study Finds
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Andrew Czysz is a shoutcaster for the Horlick High School Esports Team and for the Wisconsin High School Esports Association. At a young age, Andrew has already attracted attention for his calls of the game "Rocket League," been interviewed by one of the largest newspapers in the United States, and even interviewed NFL royalty. Andrew is an example of the potential of possibilities beyond the games in scholastic esports.
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Andrew Czysz // Twitter
WIHSEA Rocket League Playoffs: [Quarter Finals]: (4) Horlick vs (1) Case
The Journal Times: Meet the Horlick High School junior who could become the Al Michaels of esports
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Hillary Phan is a trailblazer in the space of Collegiate Scholastic Esports. She was a part of an amazing core of people who helped to build the University of California-Irvine Esports Program. She has also been a long-time advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. Her work with UCI, and now, AnyKey, and VOICE are critical in building a vibrant gaming community beyond varsity level competition. She will also be a panelist at the Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium 2022!
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Hillary Phan // LinkedIn // Twitter
AnyKey
VOICE (Voice of Intercollegiate Esports)
Purdue University Games Make a Difference Symposium
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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At the start of the COVID Pandemic, Kevin Fair of I Play Games took the bold step to join up with the Chicago Park District to offer an NBA2K tournament to local children. What happened after that is nothing short of amazing! Learn about the great things that came about from the passion and love Kevin has for Chicago and the forward thinking of the CPD and their relationship with video games.
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Kevin Fair // LinkedIn // Twitter
I Play Games
Purdue University Games Make a Difference Symposium
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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The work of Stephen Reid is a major influence on The Academy of Esports Podcast.
Stephen is a passionate advocate of both play as a powerful learning mechanism, and technology as a tool for learning. Spanning an education career of 20 years, he has used over 140 off-the-shelf games to teach in over 70 countries worldwide.
Minecraft sits at the heart of his teaching toolkit for curriculum, and social and emotional learning, as well as unique learning projects such as the creation of an entire school with Minecraft and a single 3D Printer, summer camps on farms, in museums, and on archaeological digs, and a series of Teaching The Tough Stuff lessons that teach gender equality, the refugee crisis, civil rights, conservation, and more.
He fosters the strong belief that all learning should be relevant and meaningful to the individual, with intentional real-life connections wherever possible.
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Refugee Crisis Learning Resources
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In this conversation, Dr. Samantha Blackmon, Associate English Professor at Purdue University, discusses not just her work at the university but also as a researcher interested in DEI issues in gaming. Dr. Blackmon champions working specifically on ways to bring people together from the games community, the games industry, content creators, and esports in order to bring about positive change in the games space.
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Not Your Mama's Gamer Podcast
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In this episode's conversation, Dr. Roberto Gallardo, the Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development comes onto the podcast to talk about the current state of Internet connectivity in rural and urban areas. The issue is very much front of mind for many, especially in how it impacted education access during the height of the COVID pandemic. Now, as more dollars are flowing into the connecting homes to the Internet, Dr. Gallardo helps to answer some of the big questions around how Indiana is encouraging Internet access in areas that have been overlooked in the past.
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Purdue Center for Regional Development
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Dr. Rachel Kowert is a Research Psychologist, the Research Director for Take This, a non-profit organization that provides mental health information and resources to the gaming community and industry, and is a Henry Cavill aficionado. Dr. Kowert has been featured in various media outlets, including NPR, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Wired, and video game publications such as Kotaku and Polygon. And now, Dr. Kowert will be a panelist at the inaugural Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium on April 8-9, 2022. In this episode, Dr. Kowert catches us up on the changing state of the world, changes in thoughts about screentime, and insights that will be further explored at the symposium.
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Dr. Rachel Kowert (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter // Twitch // YouTube)
Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium, April 8-9, 2022
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Dr. Kelli Dunlap is a clinical psychologist (PsyD in clinical psychology, licensed, and practicing), a game designer, an adjunct professor of game design (MA in game design), and the Head of Community at Take This.
Dr. Dunlap comes onto The Academy of Esports to discuss the main challenges she sees facing the gaming space and ways to tackle them. She is an advocate for the importance of play and games to mental health in all ages, not just kids.
Be sure to check out the Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium, and register here.
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Dr. Kelli Dunlap // Website // LinkedIn // Twitter
How Gaming Benefits Our Mental Health
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Dr. William Watson, Associate Professor of Learning Design and Technology, and Director of Purdue Center for Serious Games and Learning in Virtual Environments focuses his work around the idea that the system of education is antiquated and designed to meet entirely different societal needs than currently exist. Like any tweaks, educational video games are not themselves enough to solve the problems facing education today. Rather, Dr. Watson believes we need a new system of education that is focused on actual learning rather than driven by time and the comparison and sorting of learners, a personalized approach to learning.
Be sure to check out the Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium, and register here.
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Dr. William Watson // Website // Google Scholar // LinkedIn
Serious Gaming Center at Purdue
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As the Associate Director of Business Development at Purdue University, Chris Bishop is tasked with bringing events and initiatives to Purdue that would benefit past, current, and future Boilermakers. Three years ago, Chris and I started a conversation that morphed from "how to get esports onto Purdue's campus," into "we have all these amazing people doing work to support the gaming space on campus right now, and we need to showcase this!" On April 8-9, on the Purdue Campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, the culmination of these conversations will showcase the ecoverse around gaming and esports at the inaugural "Games Make a Difference" Symposium.
This podcast episode is a first dedicated to the speakers at the conference to provide further depth and insights that can sometimes be lost in symposium conversations.
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Chris Bishop // Website // LinkedIn
Purdue University: Games Make a Difference Symposium, April 8-9, 2022
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Alex McNeil is a private admissions consultant and one of the moderators of Reddit's r/ApplyingToCollege community, the largest student community in the world dedicated to college admissions. He has been working in college preparation and admissions in various capacities for almost five years — first starting a test prep company in the San Francisco Area in 2017 that was sold in 2019, then working with colleges to build and evaluate their esports programs, and then back into college admissions in late 2020 as the Founder of McNeil Admissions.
In this conversation, Alex and I discuss the challenges and changes in colleges, and what to look for when considering an esports scholarship to an institution of higher learning.
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Alex McNeil // Website
Applying to College Subreddit
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Marcus Howard returns to the podcast to discuss his new project "Innovate: Gaming & Esports." This project is a culmination of his work to bring a heightened level of awareness to the depth of the esports industry beyond the games, and to give light to those doing the work not always seen on big stages. As an almanac, this project also hopes to open the eyes to everyone, students in particular, that the esports industry is growing in new ways not thought of in the recent past.
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Marcus "Esports" Howard (LinkedIn)
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Dr. Chris Haskell, Head Coach of Boise State University Esports, returns to the podcast for the third time. Our conversation revolves around the development of an esports culture, and the careful considerations one must take when considering corporate sponsorships of your program.
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Dr. Chris Haskell // Twitter // Website
Boise State Esports
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Professor of Anthropology and Game Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Krista-Lee Malone, is a conversational guest on this episode of the podcast. As an Anthropologist, it is surprising to some her involvement in gaming. However, as Dr. Malone points out, "The social sciences have so much to offer games and vice versa. People play games - without the people, the games are meaningless." We dive into major challenges in gaming culture and esports, issues related to DEI, and ways to reduce and understand online toxicity.
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Dr. Krista-Lee Malone // LinkedIn // Twitter
Game Certificate Program at UW-Madison
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Monica Miller, Director of Ritual Motion Guild, is an independent consultant, freelance writer, and researcher who specializes in gaming and esports. With a passion rooted in the intersection of gaming and education, she calls upon her unique in-game and in real life experiences to dispel the stigma that video games are a "waste of time."
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Monica Miller // LinkedIn
Ritual Motion Guild
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Dr. Tunisha Singleton is a Media Psychologist, Creative Strategist, and Sports Entertainment professional with an expertise in fan engagement, integrated marketing, and digital communication. Dr. Singleton is also President of Black Girl Hockey Club and aspires to work with more brands and non-profit organizations on projects surrounding building experiences, fandom, esports, mental health, amplifying Black voices, and race/gender/LGBTQ empowerment.
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Dr. Tunisha Singleton // LinkedIn // Twitter // Website
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Dan Clerke (Clerkie) has built a powerhouse esports program at Maryville University in St. Louis. He has worked to build a properly funded and staffed program at the school. However, he has some reservations about the state of collegiate esports. He shared his thoughts on the future of collegiate esports, and steps to consider to sustain it.
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Daniel Clerke // LinkedIn // Twitter
Maryville University Esports
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When I was first introduced to George Walker through 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Host Tarik Moody, I had no idea George was a student at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. I thought for sure this was an educator trying to bring esports to his school. George has worked with school staff to enter his high school, this spring in the midst of a pandemic lockdown, as a member of the Wisconsin High School Esports Association. This is my first student conversation on the podcast.
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Dr. Andrew Byrne, a professor at CalPoly, comes onto The Academy of Esports podcast to discuss a variety of counseling topics not typically discussed at the K12 level with regards to esports. Dr. Byrne has a doctorate in rehabilitation counseling/addictions from East Carolina University, so this episode is quite a change of pace.
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Dr. Andrew Byrne (Website // Twitter)
CAS Standards
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Dr. Miles Harvey, Ph.D., a middle school educator in New Mexico and NASEF Scholastic Fellow, and Dr. Clint Kennedy, NASEF Board Member and Long-Time Scholastic Trailblazer, will join in on The Academy of Esports to chat about their work to deepen relationships with students through esports and gaming.
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Dr. Clint Kennedy (LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Patricia Smith is a chef, an artist, a former educator, a grandmother, and our host James O'Hagan's mother. Pat and James sat down in his kitchen to talk about her perceptions and thoughts about gaming and esports. This is not just about kids, but also how parents and grandparents can start to engage with their own children and grandchildren through gaming and esports.
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Clint Kennedy has been involved in Scholastic Esports for several years. He first brought about league play in Connecticut, before being a part of the start of PlayVS, and now is involved with NASEF. Dr. Kennedy is one of the few educators who has direct experience with non-profit and for-profit esports. Truly a great interview!
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Chris Aviles returns to the podcast for a whole new conversation about being an accomplished author, and co-founder of a non-profit statewide esports association in New Jersey (Garden State Esports).
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Chris Aviles (Twitter // LinkedIn // Website)
Garden State Esports
The Esports Education Playbook: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming
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In a conversation with Kevin Fair, Founder & CEO of "I Play Games!," James and Kevin dive into the issues of access to gaming, bringing tech and events to underserved communities across the country, and perspectives of those experiencing gaming for the first time.
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Kevin Fair // LinkedIn
"I Play Games!"
Chicago Park District adds esports to its recreational program with inaugural ‘NBA 2K21’ tournament
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While not a perfect analogy, when you strip away the geopolitical feud between the USSR and the USA, the potential infinite possibilities of space creates an interesting mindset. In American pop culture, the space race morphs into Star Trek where society had to come together for a greater purpose. With esports, we see that need, now more than ever. We see there is not one way to create an esports experience. We see the potential of infinite possibilities for all to benefit from esports in ways that are unique to the individual.
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Jorrel Batac is an Esports Scholastic Instructional Coach & Curriculum Specialist for the North America Scholastic Esports Association and the Orange County (CA) Department of Education. Jorrel and James sat down to discuss the diversity across ideas and experiences for those involved in scholastic esports. There is a growing richness that could impact the amateur and competitive pro experiences in the future.
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Jorrel Batac // LinkedIn
NASEF Scholastic Fellows Program
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Dr. Rachel Kowert is a Research Psychologist and the Research Director for Take This, a non-profit organization that provides mental health information and resources to the gaming community and industry. In this episode, we stray a little bit from talking solely about gaming to discuss topics related to the psychology around learning and interacting in digital environments. We also have a frank discussion about a new game, "Gamer Girl," and the issues related to its development and content. And she shares key insights from her book "A Parent's Guide to Video Games: The essential guide to understanding how video games impact your child's physical, social, and psychological well-being."
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Dr. Rachel Kowert (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter // Twitch // YouTube)
Research Review: 2020 Bryter Female Gamer Survey
NYTimes Hit Piece: Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Dr. Tore Olsson is a professor of history at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. He took up playing the game Red Dead Redemption 2 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and quickly saw an undercurrent of themes related to the late 19th and early 20th century in the game. Realizing there could be educational value in using the game as a vehicle to discuss these concepts, Dr. Olsson has proposed a collegiate course using the game as a teaching tool.
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Dr. Tore Olsson // Twitter // Website
Red Dead Redemption 2 Course Tweet
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Recently, Southern University Lab School launched their new esports arena. Christopher Turner returned to the podcast to talk about the space, and Cody Dragon also came on to talk about support of these spaces by the professional industry. The development of an esports arena is a major step for many schools. Southern University Lab School built their space through purposeful planning around their esports program mission. Learn how!
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Christopher Turner // LinkedIn // Twitter
Cody Dragon // LinkedIn // Twitter
The Future is Here at Southern University Lab School
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Stephen Reid is a Senior Project Manager at Microsoft who is showing the world new ways for children, parents and educators to embrace Minecraft as a platform for game-based learning. Listen as Stephen shares his thoughts on the new ways games are being embraced in schools, and new ideas to consider related to the rights of children in digital spaces.
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Stephen Reid // LinkedIn // Twitter
UNICEF Child rights in the Digital Age
UNICEF The online gaming industry and child rights
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Angelique Gianas is an educator at Helix Charter High School in San Diego, a former North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) Scholastic Fellow, and now a NASEF Scholastic Mentor. Her story about her growth in scholastic esports should resonate with many educators who are not sure where to start. She also looks at game play as a great way to engage her students, especially in a remote online setting.
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Angelique Gianas // LinkedIn // Twitter
NASEF Scholastic Fellows Program
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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EPISODE 100!!! Ashley "AJ" Jones is an amazing person worth knowing in scholastic esports. Not only is she the esports head coach at Park University outside of Kansas City. She is also the chair-elect for the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), and the vice-chair of the Kansas City Esports Coalitition.
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Ashley "AJ" Jones // LinkedIn // Twitter
Park University Esports // Website // Twitter
NACE
Kansas City Esports Coalition
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Lori Bajorek is the President of the National Esports Association. Her organization is focused on meeting students and schools where they are, and providing new experiences unique to their needs. In a growing sea of national esports organizations, the NEA is taking a measured approach to stand out.
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Lori Bajorek (LinkedIn)
National Esports Association (Website // Twitter)
The Strong National Museum of Play
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Bradford Harris is an educator and the Coordinator of Digital Innovation in Aldine (TX) ISD just outside Houston. He also currently serves the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation as their Chief Learning Officer. Bradford's journey in esports is one not of a rush to implementation, but one that is carefully studying the landscape to, in the end, create an experience that is inclusive for all the students he serves.
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Bradford Harris (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Texas Scholastic Esports Federation
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Darren Korb is a musician and the Audio Director of the IGN and Polygon 2020 Game of the Year, "Hades." We discuss Darren's process to develop the music for this amazing game. As esports grows in schools, this is an example of how we can think beyond the games to provide unique experiences for all our Scholar Gamers.
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Darren Korb (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Hades (Game // Soundtrack)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Kathy Chiang is the Assistant Director of UCI Esports. But one could argue that Kathy has been a key person for helping to bring collegiate esports to prominence. Since her days at Whitney High School, she has been helping to organize events and experiences that set new standards of excellence.
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Kathy Chiang (LinkedIn // Twitter)
ESPN: Panelists hoping to crack code of female acceptance in gaming
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Victoria Horlsey, the Founder & President of the Unified Collegiate Esports Association, shared her story operating within the collegiate esports space. Victoria's place in the esports "Space Race" starts ten years ago through her involvement in early esports tournaments throughout the Midwest of the United States. Now, Victoria is an esports event vet. Her insights should help anyone getting started.
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Victoria Horsley (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Unified Collegiate Esports Association (Website // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Tim Kitzrow, a trained actor and the iconic voice of NBA Jam (and many other games), came onto the podcast to share his pathway to becoming that voice. He shared his thoughts on shoutcasting, as, one could argue, he is the godfather of the genre.
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Tim Kitzrow (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Insert Coin (Midway Documentary)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Alex McNeil is a co-founder of Uni Esports. Their mission is transforming education through collegiate esports. And their new project to connect high school students to collegiate esports programs, LFGroup.GG, seeks to protect student data privacy, and give students, and collegiate programs, an easy way to connect.
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Alex McNeil (LinkedIn)
Uni Esports
LFGroup.GG
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Derek Watford, the co-founder of High Point Gamer, works with gamers to help develop their branding. But Derek's insights into esports culture, and why connecting homes to the Internet will not just create a new gamers, are important for educators looking to grow their esports programs beyond the games. Between the voices of Derek and I, one may need to turn down the bass on this episode.
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Derek Watford (LinkedIn)
High Point Gamer
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Dr. Seth Jenny is an assistant professor and researcher at Slippery Rock University, specifically in the field of Exercise Science. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny talks about the research being conducted in the field of esports, and the development of the International Journal of Esports
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Dr. Seth Jenny (LinkedIn // Twitter)
International Journal of Esports
Book: “Technology for Physical Educators, Health Educators, & Coaches: Enhancing Instruction, Assessment, Management, Professional Development, & Advocacy"
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James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Jason Kirby, the COO of Generation Esports, comes onto the podcast to talk about the work of Generation Esports, the growth of middle school esports, and the potential of schools to be selected for an esports lab through the High School Esports League.
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Jason Kirby (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Generation Esports
High School Esports League
Apply for an Esports Lab
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Christopher Turner is a trailblazer in scholastic esports. Not only is he the head of Southern University Lab School Esports, but he is also launching the Southern University Esports team at the premiere HBCU. Christopher also has done an excellent job of promoting his program, and his scholar gamers. This episode is an opportunity to learn from one of the best. Note: apologies for an issue with the host's microphone.
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Christopher Turner (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Southern Lab's Troy Murphy is only 13, but he's already won a national championship
The 2020 Dean's List: 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers Worth a Follow
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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David Gugliotti has helped lead the University of Oregon Esports Program from club to varsity. His valuable insights shared in this episode are lessons anyone stepping into the collegiate space should heed. The development of an esports program at a large college or university, especially one with a well established competitive culture like UO, is very different than a small collegiate institution.
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David Gugliotti (LinkedIn // Twitter)
UO Esports gives a thumbs-up to competitive video gaming
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Esports gets publicity for many things, but not nearly enough for the rich research around it, and game play. Dr. Constance Steinkuehler has been a leader in research related to esports and game play. We dive into topics related to this research and the amazing power behind it in the impacts it can make for our children. We also talk the amazing power of Wisconsin cheese, beer, custard, and one of the state's great culinary gifts - Culver's.
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Dr. Constance Steinkuelher (Website // LinkedIn)
UC-Irvine Department of Informatics (Twitter)
Culver's Location Finder
Mars Cheese Castle
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Love of English cuisine aside, particularly the full breakfast, Callum Fletcher has become a revered and respected trailblazer in the collegiate esports community. This far ranging interview explores Callum's pathway to becoming a top-level director of esports at a school that has been thrust into the forefront of national collegiate esports.
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Callum Fletcher (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Illinois Wesleyan Esports
Nationally Recognized Esports Program Expands Into Transformed Facility
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Kevin Brown, Esports Program Specialist for the Orange County Department of Education & North America Scholastic Esports Federation, has an impressively varied background and skills that makes this interview truly unique. We discussed creating meaningful experiences that can provide an invitation to esports in schools, and I was fascinated to learn the work going into growing the partnership between Japan and their high schools.
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Kevin Brown (LinkedIn // Twitter)
NASEF
Japan High School Esports Federation
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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In this episode, Josh Knutson of ByteSpeed chats with James O'Hagan about the current state of collegiate esports, starting a program from scratch, and some of the nuanced differences between K12 and collegiate.
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Josh Knutson (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Gravity Gaming
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Dr. Stephanie Orme is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her doctorate in Mass Communications at Penn State University, where she specialized in feminist video game studies. Her research examines the global digital gaming industry’s and gaming culture as they intersect with gender, race, sexuality, class, and disability. And she comes onto The Academy of Esports to share her insights on these topics and how they relate to scholastic esports.
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Dr. Stephanie Orme (LinkedIn // Twitter)
AnyKey Inclusion 101
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Dr. Lindsey Migliore is a physician involved in growing the field of esports medicine. She has pioneered medical education on the topic of esports medicine and social media utilization, and has spoken nationally on the topic. Dr. Migliore shares her insights into the importance of health, wellness and taking the hobby of playing video games to the next level and committing to competitive esports.
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Dr. Lindsey Migliore (LinkedIn // Twitter // Twitch)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Mike Dahle is the President of the Wisconsin High School Esports Association, and a coach with the Elkhorn High School Esports Team. He goes into his start in scholastic esports, and lessons learned from working with several stakeholders to create a student-focused non-profit esports association.
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Mike Dahle (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Wisconsin High School Esports Association
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Danny Martin, CEO of Esposure (formally Geekletes), takes time to share his journey in esports, and the evolution of his business from tournaments and pro-play, to leveraging esports and education to create opportunity.
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Danny Martin (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Esposure
Geekletes
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Danielle Johnson, an educator from the Carrollton-Famers Brand ISD outside Dallas, and the TexSEF Director of Operations, and one of the co-co-co-hosts of the #EsportsEDU Chat on Thursday Nights on Twitch, is this episode's guest. With the recent launch of TexSEF, it is a culmination of educators coming together across the state of Texas to create their educator-led esports association. And Danielle has been there from the start.
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Danielle Johnson (LinkedIn // Twitter)
TexSEF
EsportsEDU Chat
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Marcus "Esports" Howard is the President of the Tampa Association of Gaming, an advocate for Blockchain technology, and a champion of independent game developers. Listen as Marcus and I explore what is Blockchain, its use in the world, and ways it can be used to develop and diversify scholastic esports beyond the games.
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Marcus "Esports" Howard (LinkedIn)
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Dr. Rachel Kowert is a Research Psychologist and the Research Director for Take This, a non-profit organization that provides mental health information and resources to the gaming community and industry. In this episode, we stray a little bit from talking solely about gaming to discuss topics related to the psychology around learning and interacting in digital environments. We also have a frank discussion about a new game, "Gamer Girl," and the issues related to its development and content. And she shares key insights from her book "A Parent's Guide to Video Games: The essential guide to understanding how video games impact your child's physical, social, and psychological well-being."
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Dr. Rachel Kowert (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter // Twitch // YouTube)
A Parent's Guide to Video Games: The essential guide to understanding how video games impact your child's physical, social, and psychological well-being
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Whether you are planning to launch your scholastic esports team this fall, or you are now a scholastic esports veteran, especially in the Age of COVID, a communication plan is key for your esports team. Whether using Discord, or Google Classroom, your communication plan should look beyond simply have a place for teams to communicate during their matches. This episode introduces ideas about the importance of a communication plan for your scholastic esports experience.
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Discord Communication Platform
Google Classroom
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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In this far ranging interview, Kevin Mitchell, Founder of the College Esports Expo (CEX)/Emerson College Professor/National Amusements Director of Business Development and Strategic Intelligence and I get into an interview really unlike most others I have done. Working as a music industry label rep in the late 80s and early 90s, Kevin connects the rise of Hip Hop Culture, and the parallels seen in the current rise of Esports. Touching on the shifting trends in media consumption, the connections of esports into the world of education, and the global growth of CEX, this is not an episode to be missed. At the core, it all comes back to the opportunities we are helping to develop in scholastic esports for our Scholar Gamers.
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Kevin Mitchell (LinkedIn // Twitter)
College Esports Expo (CEX)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Dr. Chris Haskell returns to The Academy of Esports podcast! He returns as the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors 2020 Collegiate Coach of the Year. We talk about the experience of Boise State University having to suddenly switch to an all online program due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and his collaborations with collegiate coaches across the country.
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Dr. Chris Haskell: (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Boise State Esports
Check out the Previous Interview with Dr. Haskell
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Grandmaster Chess Players may burn 6000 calories in a day during tournaments, but does that translate over to esports? Is burning 6000 calories in a day a good thing? Over the past two plus years, The Academy of Esports Podcast has focused on delivering information and ideas that are timely and intellectually honest. But, as esports has grown, and with more and more people stepping into the space, there may be instances where bits of information and data are shared that do not tell the full story. This is an example of one of these instances.
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The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving
Stanford neuroscientist explores what is, and is not, unique about humans
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The book "Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong" is one that provided clear and concise information about the history of flawed and agenda driven research against video games. This is a book that I encourage any educator who wants to become involved in esports to read and know backwards and forwards. It provides data and reasoning for when we are surely asked "don't violent video games make violent kids?" Published in 2017, the view on video games has changed dramatically. Dr. Chris Ferguson, Professor of Psychology at Stetson University, and one of the authors, was so kind to give his time to answer questions related to the book and discuss the changing landscape around the perceptions of video games in our society.
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Dr. Chris Ferguson (Website // Twitter)
Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Considering the massive spotlight on esports, it is not unlikely there are teenagers being approached to join professional teams straight from high school. But what is a parent or educator to do to help a prospective teen pro gamer navigate a contract with a team? Justin Jacobson is an esports and entertainment attorney in New York City at The Jacobson Firm. He works with musicians, professional athletes, professional gamers, coaches, streamers as well esports teams and organizations. He assists them with contract review, negotiation and drafting as well as trademark and copyright matters, visa/work authorizations and other related business, tax and legal matters. And he came onto The Academy of Esports Podcast to provide advice on good first steps should a professional opportunity in esports come ones way.
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Justin Jacobson (LinkedIn // Twitter)
The Jacobson Firm
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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For those who have listened regularly to the podcast, rugby comes up quite a bit. There are many surprising similarities between rugby and esports culture. Schools looking to implement esports may be wondering how to implement a health and wellness program as part of esports. Rugby is a great way to do that! Phil Klevorick, Founder of The Rugby Foundation, shares some of his insights in how "touch rugby" is being used to introduce rugby to children in the Las Vegas area. We also get into the broader global rugby culture and how it can bind together international organizations stepping into esports.
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Phil Klevorick (LinkedIn)
The Rugby Foundation
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Tom Dore is the Head of Education for the British Esports Association (BEA), the UK's not for profit national body for esports. The BEA focus on grassroots esports and working with young people. The BEA also run the British Esports Championships for schools and colleges, and have also carried out ground breaking esports projects in Alternative Provision schools. In partnership with global education publisher, Pearson, the BEA has also authored and launched the first esports qualification of its kind in the world for 16-19 year olds. Tom is still a High School Science teacher, and his career has spanned 15 years across a range of alternative provision, public and private schools.
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Tom Dore (LinkedIn)
British Esports Association (Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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This episode has been a long time coming. Ken Shelton (@k_shelton) is the guest on this episode, and we get into issues related to equity, equality, esports and education in the Age of COVID-19. Ken is leading the discussion around educational issues, raising the concerns many educators are facing every day with their students, as we shift into eLearning. And we do bring the conversation back to how the Age of COVID-19 can impact scholastic esports.
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Ken Shelton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Ken Shelton Blog Post - Real Talk About Education- Distance/eLearning
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Erin Ashley Simon is a multi-media personality, host, producer and consultant in esports + culture. She has been tapped by well known brands and organizations such as AT&T, eMLS, Gen.G, The Wall Street Journal, University of Kentucky, REVOLT TV, Cycle Media and more. She took the time to come onto The Academy of Esports Podcast to share her journey in esports, her life in media and journalism involving esports, and the impact the latest recommendations from the NCAA can have on access and inclusion for all athletes, including students involved in esports!
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Erin Ashley Simon (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Grass Routes Podcast
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Connor Alne, Head Coach of Ottawa University Esports and Development Director of Varsity Esports Foundation, has been involved in esports since 2013. Coach Alne has taken a unique pathway through esports by running tournaments, building a LAN Center, building a collegiate program, and helping develop esports in schools. He has even developed his own brand (Nerd.) to support starting school-based esports programs.
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Connor Alne (LinkedIn // Twitter // YouTube)
Ottawa University Esports
Nerd.
Varsity Esports Foundation
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Dr. Kristy Custer and Mike Russell are educators in Maize, Kansas. Complete High School Maize is an alternative high school, and home to one of the older high school esports programs in the United States. Starting in 2016, Mr. Russell has lead his school esports team. Dr. Custer, while not a gamer, saw the value of esports to connect her students into the social fabric of her schools. Dr. Custer and Mr. Russell came together to create FREE curriculum for an esports course in their school -- Gaming Concepts. While the curriculum stands as a class all its own, you can also use and remix the course lessons as needed. Gaming Concepts teaches college- and career-ready skills and social-emotional learning -- all through the lens of video games and Esports! By harnessing students’ passion for games and bringing it into the classroom, Gaming Concepts improves academic performance and attendance, all while equipping high school students with the life skills they will need to ace college and beyond.
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Dr. Kristy Custer (LinkedIn)
Mike Russell (LinkedIn)
Gaming Concepts Curriculum
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Bubba Gaeddert came onto The Academy of Esports podcast to talk about the current work of the Varsity Esports Foundation, and share his path to becoming an important person on the K12 esports landscape. He also made sure to promote the Social Distancing Cup. With everyone stuck at home and quarantined, Generation Esports (the platform behind High School Esports League), in partnership with the Varsity Esports Foundation, is launching a FREE charity tournament for League of Legends, Rocket League, and Teamfight Tactics Bubba Gaeddert serves as the Executive Director of the Varsity Esports Foundation. This non-profit strives to increase literacy around the esports industry’s positive impact on healthy lifestyles, mental health, community, STEM and digital citizenship. Bubba has worked in the non-profit and traditional sports industry for 20 years with the YMCA, NCAA, NAIA and the Chamber of Commerce. Three years ago he dove deep into the esports industry and partnered with esports organizations to create this foundation. He now works to educate businesses, organizations, and schools about being proactive around the foundation's initiatives.
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Bubba Gaeddert (LinkedIn)
Varsity Esports Foundation
Social Distancing Cup
Previous Episode of The Academy of Esports on Funding Esports
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Taking a new approach to esports, the El Paso Honey Badgers (EPHB) came together through a STEM Lab at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP). By reaching out to middle and high schools in the El Paso, Texas area, they are forging a new path to create a K12 to college pipeline through esports. This interview involves six different members of the team including, their founder and sponsor, Mike Pitcher, EPHB President, Caroline Salas, as well as Karla Ayala, Fernando Monroy, Sarah Huizar, and Andrew Clanan. Their stories are as unique as their approach to esports.
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El Paso Honey Badgers (Website // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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With the sudden closure of schools across the world, many families are trying to sort this new reality. With much uncertainty, there are steps that can be taken to provide some comfort, and may include a healthy dose of video games and esports. Listen to ways you can provide some balance and structure in your day while keeping close to home.
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With this week’s news of Riot’s “North America Community Competition Guidelines,” educators are stepping forward and locking arms in defense of the new and evolving ecosystem of esports in high schools and the children who inhabit it. In order to correct this action, we ask of Riot Games the following: 1. Revision of the North America Community Competition Guidelines (Last Updated: March 9, 2020) by removing Item 9, and working through the RSAA to create new separate Item 9 guidelines for college and high school groups. 2. Representation on the Riot Scholastic Association of America (RSAA) Board of Advisors via a diverse group of high school esports leaders (there are currently zero seats allocated). 3. Creation of pathways for high school esports associations to gain sanctioning to conduct events using Riot Games intellectual property, games and the terms: Varsity, Season, Championship, Post-Season, League, or Playoffs. 4. A pledge to never receive equity or direct funding from another for-profit association or company arranging, operating or hosting high school esports events. Should there be any previous, or future, equity or funding received from any such companies, it should either be returned, or set aside for grants to high schools working to create, or sustain, esports programs. The high school esports community will not stand idly by, or feel bullied or pushed due to special interests. The high school esports community sets the scholar gamer experience first, shall boldly dare to dream of a great esports experience for our children, will thrive together through mutual respect and care of each other, will collaborate and execute with excellence a meaningful experience for and with our children, and we will stay hungry and humble learning and growing together with, or without, Riot Games.
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RiotAct2020: An Open Letter to Riot Games
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Riot Games North America Community Competition Guidelines
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Sky Kauweloa, PhD Candidate at the University of Hawaii, comes onto The Academy of Esports Podcast to discuss arcade culture, gaming in Hawaii, and his thoughts on the experience of gamers and how it can impact the programs we develop in our schools and institutions.
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Sky Kauweloa (LinkedIn // Twitter)
University of Hawaii Manoa (Twitter)
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Jeremy Williams leads the Manor Hall School in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and has launched the first school sanctioned esports team in the country. Listen how he has developed his program in this progressive country in the Middle East.
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Jeremy Williams (LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Recently, new legislation was proposed in the state of Wisconsin to provide grants to schools (elementary/middle/high & public/private/parochial/home-based) to start esports programs. Even if you are not located in Wisconsin, the lessons learned from developing this legislation can be a model for other states looking to grow esports in their schools.
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Esports Legislation Packet
Previous Podcast Episode: Funding Your Esports Program
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Samantha Anton, the Chief Operations Office of the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) comes onto the podcast to talk about her background in gaming, the growth of the Federation, and the impact she has seen esports have on the lives of students.
Samantha Anton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
North America Scholastic Esports Federation
UCI Esports Conference (Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The EdGamer, Zack Gilbert, comes onto the podcast, and he is a fantastic guest. Zack's previous work on the EdReach Network goes back over ten years. He is a teacher at the Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, has incorporated a variety of games into his middle school curriculum, created a fantastic casual gaming environment, and now is also involved in developing esports programming at his school. The lessons from Zack are incredibly valuable, especially if you are considering bringing game based learning into the classroom. As you consider a casual gaming club, or a competitive esports environment, this episode is for you. Sit back and take a listen to this episode!
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Zack Gilbert (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert
Civilization 4
Settlers of Catan
BrainPop
iCivics
Classcraft
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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TexSef is the NEW esports association by Texas educators for Texas students. Their motto "Better Humans Through Gaming" resonates as three of their founders, Gregg Kite, Danielle Johnson, and Patrick Neff, share their thoughts on how TexSEF will ultimately create an inclusive association of Scholar Gamers across the Lone Star State.
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TexSEF (Website // Twitter)
Gregg Kite (Twitter)
Danielle Johnson (Twitter)
Patrick Neff (Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Tom Newton, COO at eFuse, shares his company's platform that hopes to help connect high school students to collegiate scholarship opportunities. ---
Tom Newton (LinkedIn)
eFuse
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Chris Aviles, the Teched Up Teacher, is a long time educator, writer, speaker and advocate for esports in education. As the head of arguably the first middle school esports program in the United States, Chris has done an amazing job connecting his students into the competitive world of esports and higher education. We discuss his path to esports, his thoughts on the recent FETC (Future of Education Technology Conference), and our concerns for the future of esports and education.
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Chris Aviles (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Grab the Guide to Esports for Education
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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Tyrelle Appleton, the head coach of New England College Esports, comes onto the podcast to share his journey to become a rising star in collegiate esports. Tyrelle's perseverance and drive to create an amazing experience for his team is shown everyday through a variety of social media platforms.
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Tyrelle Appleton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
New England College Esports
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While on a trip to Ireland, I took time to chat with Aidan Boylen. Aidan is the CEO of Irish Collegiate Esports. We spoke about the esports landscape across Ireland, and shared some stories about the connections made in Ireland through esports. Esports in Ireland reflects much of the grassroots growth seen in its sports history, and some of the issues with growth may be seen in our own programs in K12 education.
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Aidan Boylen (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Irish College Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Mr. Steve Isaacs is welcomed onto the podcast to talk about teaching with Fortnite, Minecraft, and creating an environment to help all his students connect with the world through video games. We even get into discussion about creating female-only spaces, and why they are important. However, we realize this topic needs further voice and want to open dialogue around it.
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Steve Isaacs (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Minefaire
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Bryce Johnson, Inclusive Lead at Microsoft, shares his insights and thoughts around the development of the Microsoft Adaptive Controller. Adaptive, assistive and inclusive technology is continuing to have meaningful impact in gaming and the classroom!
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Bryce Johnson (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Xbox Adaptive Controller
Co-Pilot, Xbox One's New Accessibility Feature
Zach Anner Tries the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Microsoft Super Bowl Commercial 2019: We All Win (Extended Version)
WATCH Hemanstarfox on Twitch!
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Samantha Anton, COO of the North American Scholastic Esports Federation, and I sat down at ESC 2019 at UC Irvine to discuss the current state of high school esports. And while the esports landscape is rapidly shifting, Samantha and I talk about the bigger picture and answer questions from some of our colleagues. I do highly recommend ESC 2019 for anyone involved in education and esports.
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Samantha Anton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
ESC 2019
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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J Collins returns for the second, wait, THIRD time on The Academy of Esports Podcast! This time, Mx. Collins is on to introduce the Mischief League. Listen to how the Mischief League is taking a new approach to esports in schools, and builds from the experience from Hathaway Brown and around the Cleveland, Ohio area.
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J Collins (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Mischief League
Previous One-on-One Interview with J Collins
ISTE Esports Post-Panel Discussion featuring J Collins
Penn & Teller Desert Bus
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As a follow up to the previous podcast episode, "Minecraft & the Scholar Crafter," Devon Jack and Andy Taphorn come onto The Academy of Esports podcast and share their idea and passion for competitive Minecraft. Their game "Capture the Wool" was played by approximately 600 children at the recent Minefaire in Chicago. Learn about their idea and how they are trying to grow Minecraft into a competitive esports event. --
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Support CompMC
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A weekend spent at the Minefaire just outside Chicago and what was seen was amazing. Witnessed was not just a strong passion for the game, but also the strength of the Minecraft ecosystem to produce powerful ideas around teaching and learning. More importantly, witnessed first hand was the impact on my own children.
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Steve Isaacs (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Stephen Reid (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Minefaire, a MINECRAFT Fan Experience
Check out Phygital Labs
Minecraft Chemistry Journal
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The intrinsic motivations our students have towards gaming and esports can be harnessed to help create new healthier habits, community connections and creative outlets. On this episode of The Academy of Esports, listen to four ideas that can be leveraged to use this motivation in ways unique from other extra curricular activities in your schools.
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Are you a high school student, teacher, counselor, or parent looking to learn more about college esports scholarships and recruiting? Then this is the podcast episode for you! After interviewing several college esports coaches and learning what they consider when looking for a new person for their team, James O'Hagan shares his findings and FOUR recommendations on how to pursue these scholarships. Scholarships can be valued up to $20,000 a year! And with $100 million in scholarships projected in the next four years, this is an episode not to be missed.
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Carrie Linden, AKA Chocmoojoo, is an active streamer, gamer, parent and educator. She works in California where she is the Director of Gaming for Education at Progressive Learning Academy. She has a Masters in Education and a certificate in Esports Management from the University of California Irvine.You can find her online captaining a ship with her father in the popular game "Sea of Thieves," or on Twitter helping to moderate the #EsportsEDU discussions on Thursday evening at 7:30pm Eastern Time. In this episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast, we talk about her life as a parent of an active competitive gamer, steps she takes to develop her community in an online environment, and her thoughts about engaging with others within the esports space.
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Carrie Linden (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Progressive Learning Academy
Sea of Thieves
Todd Marinovich: Learning to Be Human Again
With Dad’s support, one teen is playing ‘Fortnite’ instead of going to high school
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J Collins is welcomed onto The Academy of Esports Podcast to share some of their ideas. Their work at Hathaway Brown School to bring a varsity level experience is truly unique. By engaging their students at Hathaway Brown, J has rewritten how to approach esports in schools. It gives a K12 educator involved in esports pause and a reason to re-think everything about why the games played are selected and the entire experience.
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J Collins (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Hathaway Brown School
League of Legends fan? This all-girls school is 1st to offer varsity esports
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Dr. Dave is welcomed onto The Academy of Esports Podcast to share some of his insights and ideas in regards to the importance of good health for scholar gamers. From sleep, to hydration, to eating right, these ideas are explored in this episode.
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Dr. Dave Amirrezvani (Website// LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Dr. Chris Haskell, professor at Boise State University and esports coach, shares his thoughts on collegiate esports. Embodying the "blue turf" mentality of the school, the Boise State program has taken a different route to engage their students through esports not typically seen in the college ranks. While focused on his collegiate program, the lessons learned in this episode cut across all academic levels.
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Dr. Chris Haskell (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter) |
Varsity eSports* at Boise State
Boise State Varsity eSports Arena
*The spelling of "esports" in this sense does follow the AP formatting rules because this is how the program chooses to spell the word.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Latoya Peterson lives at the intersection of emerging technology, video games, television, and music. She is often asked to speak about technology, race, gender, and pop culture. Named one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 rising stars in media, she is best known for the award winning blog Racialicious.com - the intersection of race and pop culture. In 2016, she produced a critically acclaimed YouTube series on Girl Gamers. And, in 2018, she published a fantastic article on ESPN's The Undefeated titled "Why aren't more kids going pro in esports?" It was exciting to welcome her onto the podcast to dig into that topic, among others. Her take on questions about diversity and equity may surprise you. And her perspective on creating safer spaces for underrepresented gamers is enlightening. A truly wonderful interview and fresh perspective.
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Latoya Peterson (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Why aren't more black kids going pro in esports?
Girl Gamers Series on YouTube (Do make sure to check out the "Let Her Play" speech in Ep. 5)
Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming (The MIT Press)
Women’s Esports Competitions: One Path to Equity
Papers, Please (Game)
Betsy DiSalvo: Games and the Glitch Game Testers
FGC = Fighting Games Community
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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Immediately following the panel presentation of J Collins, Dr. Liz Newbury, Tristan Wheeler and Steve Isaacs at ISTE 2019, I sit down with them and Bradford Harris to go a little deeper into some of the topics and perspectives facing the #EsportsEDU world including questions of access, equity, and our thoughts about the current issues swirling around Riot Games in relation to our student programs. A truly fantastic episode!
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Participants:
J Collins (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Dr. Liz Newbury (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Tristan Wheeler (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Steve Isaacs (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Bradford Harris (LinkedIn // Twitter)
EsportsEDU on Twitter
Riot Games Exposé
How to Spell "esports"
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Mark Deppe is the Commissioner for the North American Scholastic Esports Federation and Director of the University of California-Irvine Esports. He is one of the most important figures in high school and collegiate esports. It was an honor and pleasure to have the opportunity to interview, Mark, and I look forward to further interviews in the future.
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Mark Deppe (LinkedIn // Twitter)
About UC-Irvine Esports
About North American Scholastic Esports Federation
ESPN "Good Game" Docuseries
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Coaching esports is a challenge for some educators. Traditional coaching roles sometimes apply, and sometimes they do not. Listen to how you may want to think about coaching and esports, and three ways you can support your Scholar Gamers as they prepare for competition.
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Recommended reading // "Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong"
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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Making a case for esports involves more than the interest of your scholar gamers. By putting a focusing on your school and district's mission, vision, values and goals, you can gain access to additional resources.
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Example One-Pager Case for Esports
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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It is the end of the 2018-2019 school year, and time is taken to reflect on what worked well this year, and what can be done this summer to prepare for the 2019-2020 esports seasons.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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There are three common ways to fund esports programs in your schools. Listen to this episode to learn how you can fund your esports program.
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Using ESSA to Fund EdTech (ISTE)
Fact Sheet: ESSA Title IV Part A (ISTE)
Brief Primer on Implementation of Title IV-A of ESSA (ISTE)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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April Welch is the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the Illinois Institute of Technology and an esports fanatic. She has a growing program at IIT and shares her story and passion for esports in education. She even shares that starting soon, IIT will be offering their own esports scholarships!
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April Welch (LinkedIn)
Illinois Tech Esports
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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This is a recording of my manifesto I presented at SXSWEDU in Austin, Texas on March 7, 2019. The purpose of this presentation was not to provide an overview about esports. Instead, it was meant to be a calling to use esports to be something more than the games.
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SXSWEDU Presentation Deck
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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For those who still think esports in schools is just about playing video games, this episode is for you.
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eSports: College's Newest Abdication of Responsibility
Overview on Self-Determination Theory
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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This week on The Academy of Esports, I reflect on the work we have done to bring esports to the city of Racine. We have a fantastic partnership with the local gaming lounge, Not Your Parents' Basement. We have a grant to fund three of our high school teams at NYPB. We have a grant that funded our first team at The Walden School. We are part of a fast growing state association full of dedicated educators with a passion for gaming. We have a gift from the Racine Public Library Foundation to purchase 12 gaming laptops for use in the library. We have one student already on scholarship at Robert Morris University in Chicago, and a new D1 program at Marquette University in Milwaukee. And we have the Milwaukee Bucks NBA2K team just up the road. We are quickly becoming a midwest hub for esports!
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James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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This week on The Academy of Esports, Dr. Jason Engerman shares his insights into the importance of gaming. With over 15 years of experience in education, instructional design and learning, his primary work and research revolves around the use of digital media, such as games, as learning tools. Dr. Engerman believes that as a Learning Designer, he is an engineer of understanding with the ability to design learning for all ages at all levels even across geographical space and time. Dr. Engerman advocates for learner empowerment so that they can take control of their own learning pathways by understanding the systemic implications of their learning ecologies.
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Dr. Jason Engerman (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
TED Talk: Gaming to Re-Engage Boys in Learning
Undertale
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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In this episode, Brandon Smith and Richard Buckley share their thoughts and insights into the art of shoutcasting. Both are involved in the broadcast of FIFA esports matches. This is a great episode that once again demonstrates the power of gaming to open up pathways not typically seen through traditional sports. It is an embodiment of roles available to Scholar Gamers.
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Brandon Smith (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Richard Buckley (LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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In the next two weeks, the Racine Unified School District will have three new schools launching their esports teams. The city of Racine will have FIVE schools with teams (Walden, Park, Case, Horlick and St. Catherine's). We have launched the new public school teams without investing in new computers or additional infrastructure. For some, this may be a way to starting your own teams. Find out how!
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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The book "Moral Combat" (2017) by Patrick M. Markey, PhD, and Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD, provides excellent information and details refuting the notion that violent video games lead to violence. In this episode, James goes through some of his key take aways from the book. Not mentioned in the podcast is the tremendous number of violent video games sold in Japan, more than anywhere else in the world per person, and yet they have one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
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Buy the book on Amazon
The Milgram Experiment
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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In a single minute, find out "what is esports?" It is very different than just playing video games.
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It is the week of New Years 2019, so I decided to share this podcast episode of which I was proud to be the guest of The Wired Educator, Kelly Croy. It is a great hour where we get into a lot of interesting questions about esports and education. So, follow the link below and head over to The Wired Educator. And while you're there, make sure to subscribe to his podcast!
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In three minutes, listen for some quick tips to begin to have the conversation about video games with your children. Focused around three components of "time," "social," and "information," this brief FlashPod will help to start a valuable discussion around responsible gaming.
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The Electronic Software Ratings Board
Creative Commons
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Stuart Kosters, a lecturer at Staffordshire University, joins The Academy of Esports podcast to talk about the university's Esports Degree program. Stuart was a spearhead of the degree program. He takes the time to share his reasons for starting the degree program, and the early lessons, successes, and surprises experienced.
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Stuart Kosters (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Staffordshire Esports Degree Program
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The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter)
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In the twenty-first episode of The Academy of Esports podcast, the interview with Dr. Drew Schwartz focuses on the importance of ergonomics, movement and even smells! Dr. Schwartz's blog has fantastic ideas that support the Scholar Gamer ideal of promoting good physical and mental health.
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Dr. Drew Schwartz (Blog // LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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In the twentieth episode of The Academy of Esports podcast, there was a question sent in asking "how does one make the cast for esports in schools when people pushback?" Pushback is inevitable when you present people with change. It is important to remember esports is the vehicle to amazing opportunities for students to engage in ways they have not previously in school. The host, James O'Hagan, shares advice on how to present the idea of change based on 20 years experience in bringing change at various levels in education.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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In the nineteenth episode of the podcast, Dr. Joey Gawrysiak of Shenandoah University is interviewed about the development of the Esports degree program at their university.
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Dr. Joey Gawrysiak (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The eighteenth episode of the podcast comes from the perspective of someone who is now an esports coach, but not really sure how to tackle coaching esports. It is not as scary as it may seem to start. Check out this episode to find out how!
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The seventeenth episode of the podcast looks at when school culture and gaming culture do not mesh well. Riot Games, this week, announced sweeping changes to their company culture to address sexism and misogyny. Do schools have a responsibility, when considering what games to include in their esports programs, to examine the publisher's practices? What if the popular game company's public values do not align with school and conference values? Note: I did not address what would be the potential fallout should other gaming companies be found to have similar issues as Riot Games. However, Riot Games has the opportunity to address their own toxic culture, and next steps can be discussed in later episodes should this problem uncover problems at other companies whose games are used in high school esports leagues.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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The sixteenth episode of the podcast is an interview with Mark "Garvey" Candella, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Twitch. Garvey has long supported esports and gaming and sees Twitch as something much more than simply a video platform. It is one way we can connect scholar gamers into a much larger world.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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The fifteenth episode of the podcast is an interview with Tom Turner of the Orange County Department of Education. Tom is part of a group who has connected esports, STEM, philanthropy and academic research. This group has become the North American Scholastic Esports Federation.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The fourteenth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast starts to explore just how esports may impact mental health.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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On the thirteenth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast, storyteller and author CJ Campbell is interviewed to share his insights into gaming, esports and living with a disability.
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The twelfth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast discusses the idea of esports and inclusion. Microsoft and the Special Olympics partnered on an esports event centered around showing how all gamers can participate in the same game, with the same rules, but with different interactive devices. All our students deserve the opportunity to participate in authentic competitive experiences, and esports allows that more so that traditional sports.
EDIT: This will be part one of a two part episode. After receiving some fantastic feedback, I do not feel I did proper justice in laying out the topic well. I have invited my friend, C.J. Campbell, to sit in on the next episode to clarify and extend the discussion. C.J. is a fantastic person and an advocate for those with disabilities. He is an avid fan of professional wrestling, video games, and is an accomplished author and storyteller.
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The eleventh episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast continues to look at the connections between the ISTE Standards and Esports but this time from the perspective of the Education Leader. ISTE is the International Society for Technology in Education and is the primary professional organization for educators involved with education technology.
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The tenth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast continues to look at the connections between the ISTE Standards for Students and Esports. ISTE is the International Society for Technology in Education and is the primary professional organization for educators involved with education technology. In this episode, the story of Camila Coyle, the student who just received a $15,000/year scholarship, is reflected upon. And the last four of seven ISTE standards are addressed and how they connect with esports.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The ninth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast looks at the connections between the ISTE Standards for Students and Esports. ISTE is the International Society for Technology in Education and is the primary professional organization for educators involved with education technology. In this episode, we look at the first three of seven standards and how they connect with esports.
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The eighth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast is an interview with Dan Himmelstein (http://danhimmelstein.com), CEO and Brain Coach at Premier eSports Academy, and holds a Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology. Dan dives into topics on mindfulness, team cycles, growth mindset and helping scholar gamers learn to develop proper balance in their esports pursuits.
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Dan Himmelstein (Website // LinkedIn // Twitter)
Premier eSports Academy
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The seventh episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast is an interview with Jake Middleton, Founder and Trainer at eSports Performance Lab. Jake dives deeper into topics on the importance of sleep, exercise and good nutrition for the scholar gamer. There are tidbits and nuggets in there to help coaches and gamers!
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Jake Middleton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The sixth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on the Team Cycle and Culture Development. Dan Himmelstein, Founder, CEO and Brain Coach at the Premier Esports Academy wrote a profound article about the Team Cycle. Looking at this article from the perspective of an educator, this episode connects esports to the growth mindset and practices and skills schools try to instill in students everyday.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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The fifth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on how good health practices can maximize the efforts of our scholar gamers in their esports efforts. Personal Esports Trainer Jake Middleton wrote a series of articles detailing the importance of physical training in supports of esports. Listen how this translates into supporting overall student health in schools.
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Jakes Middleton (LinkedIn // Twitter)
Acer Predator Esports Training Articles
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com.
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The fourth episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on how I helped get esports launched in the Rockford Public Schools in 2015 and our reasons and rationales to do this. This episode looks at the first ISTE Standard for Students (2016) and walks through how each indicator is connected to esports.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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The third episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on the how esports games in high schools are only a medium to something so much greater. The games create conditions that lead to major impacts within schools, and connections around the world.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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The second episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on the philosophy of The Academy of Esports. Esports allows schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, and increase collegiate scholarship pathways. And play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
James O'Hagan ( LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast.
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The first episode of The Academy of Esports Podcast focuses on the question "What is Esports," how esports and education complement each other, and a preview of topics for upcoming episodes.
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Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games! We cannot forget the importance of play!
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