Esports is the Future
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Meet the Advisory Board
The potential within academic esports and gaming technology is vast, and we have only just begun to scratch the surface. International collaboration, in this case, is key to unlocking it’s true potential. Meet the main collaborators of FLARE, the members of the advisory board:
Yaewon Jin
Associate Professor at Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Soojin Jun
Dean & Professor at Yonsei University, South Korea
Oksana Shunkaruk
Vice-Rector & Professor at the National University of Ukraine
Young Mok Park
CEO of Proxy Planet
Tsubasa Shinohara
Assistant Professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan
Thomas Andre
Associate Professor and Researcher at the University of Mississippi, USA
External News
08
sep.
Esports Was Supposed to Be Bigger Than the NBA. What Happened?
Competitions and live tournaments can still draw huge audiences — and pay out millions in prizes — but the crazy valuations and non-stop media hype now seem more like COVID-induced delusion.
10
mar.
Applications for Academic Esports Now Open!
The Academic Esports programme at University of Agder (UiA) offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of esports at university level, with the application period for various applicant groups is open until 15th of April!
05
mar.
Why “Esports is Sports” is More Complex Than You Think
Melding competitive video gaming into a national sports system can improve public perception and offer grassroots benefits, but also invites challenging legal questions — By Graham Ashton