Abstracts for the 2027 UiA Academic Esports Seminar Now Open
◂ Previous Page Introduction Esports has been called an industry, a sport, a culture, and a bubble. After a decade of spectacular growth and an equally spectacular contraction, the more useful question is no longer how big esports is, but what it actually changes. Who gets reached, what they learn, which institutions adapt, and what […]
Academic Esports Seminar 2026 Concludes on a Bright Note for the Future
◂ Previous Page A Grand Success The 2026 Academic Esports Seminar has officially come to a close, ending the week on an inspiring and forward-looking note. Throughout the seminar, participants engaged in insightful discussions and presentations exploring the evolving world of esports, game studies, and the future of the industry. This year’s seminar once again […]
Esports Summit & Esports Seminar Coming Up: Structure and Information
◂ Previous Page 2nd Norwegian Esports Summit: 7-8 May The Esports Summit is a two-day workshop which gathers educators, youth workers, community organisers, researchers, and policymakers to explore how esports can strengthen youth education, inclusion, and pathways beyond the classroom. This year’s summit builds on the foundation laid in 2025, but with a sharper focus: esportsbased […]
All New Information on The Upcoming Summer Events & More!
◂ Previous Page 2nd Norwegian Esports Summit The Esports Summit is a two-day national workshop focused on esports-based youth education in Norway, open to the public between 7–8 May 2026 in Grimstad. This event is hosted by UiA through FLARE – Future Lab for Academic Research in Esports, in collaboration with Esports Alliansen. Its purpose […]
Associate professor Ben Bays named the inaugural director of the Karch Gaming Institute
◂ Previous Page New Leadership The Moody College of Communication, the communication college at The University of Texas at Austin, recently announced changes in leadership. Ben Bays, an associate professor part of FLARE’s advisory board, is now the inaugural director for their Karch Gaming Institute. The aim of the institute is to aid students who […]
Academic Esports students kickstart a successful school project in Grimstad
◂ Previous Page New Social Projects Within the fall semester of 2025, a group of Academic Esports students from the University of Agder put in place a series of successful projects in Grimstad. The first project focused on teaching people more about Esports and tranferable skills that gaming can bring to Grimstad Youth Club, a […]
Tobias Scholz kicks off the RTF Esports Symposium at UT Texas, showing UIA’s Expertice in the Field
◂ Previous Page A Center for Discussions On October 23rd and 24th 2025, the University of Texas at Austin hosted a two day in-person symposium around video games, their industries, multimedia, and much more. The event was titled “moody college video game and esports symposium”, and featured many industry-relevant guests such as Tobias Scholz, Dr. […]