Thursday, October 11, 2018

Ohio State plans esports program across 5 colleges - Hallie Busta , Education Dive

Ohio State University is launching an interdisciplinary gaming studies and esports program that will span five of its colleges — Engineering, Education and Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, Business and Medicine — and include at least one undergraduate degree, according to the university. The program doesn't yet have a launch date, though it is expected to be at least a year out. Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center already researches mental and physical behavior of elite esports athletes.  The initiative will also include an elective class in esports content production, a gaming speaker series and an online certification. The certification and online classes will be developed after the degree program is in place, a university representative told Education Dive in an email. A planned 4,000-square-foot, 80-plus-seat esports arena will serve the program and be home to a new university esports team. https://www.educationdive.com/news/ohio-state-plans-esports-program-across-5-colleges/538928/