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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- Harrisburg University doesn’t have a football team, and they likely won’t ever have one. Instead, they’re putting their money into videogames.
After a lengthy recruitment process and months of tryouts, Harrisburg just awarded 16 full-ride scholarships for incoming students who excel in Hearthstone, League of Legends, and Overwatch.
Esports popularity hasn’t quite translated into college sports thus far, and isn’t regulated yet by the NCAA. So Harrisburg figures that if they invest early, they can get a jump on everyone else.
In order to be the Ohio State of esports, they’ve sunk a lot of money into the program, and attracted a lot of prospects who might not otherwise go to college.
VICE News visited the university on the final day of tryouts to see what it takes to get a full ride at what just might be the future mecca of college esports.
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Harrisburg University isn't the only place giving out scholarships for esports.
This freshman got $5,160 per year in financial aid to play a video game called League of Legends - bit.ly/2qb6W1b
Oh so these kids get full rides for being good at League of Legends but I get rejected for sending my Rollercoaster Tycoon park to the admissions officer?
Within seconds you hear "Let's fucking DO THIS"
and yet if I recall correctly, professional League players have gotten fines for that. Lucky that isn't the case for students on scholarships.
If I was born 4-6 years later I could of joined an eSports College Team, but all I got was a MIS Degree and can post Dank Memes on Reddit.
Could have gone and got a cs degree
MIS is essentially a CompSci and Business Degree combined.
Ares IV i hear that going into just CS is highly competitive
Vice- “so we noticed no women in the finals here”
Harrisburg Rep- “Yeah a lot of them tried out but didn’t make it”
Vice- “Sooooo, it’d be cool if you had girls on the team tho...”
Harrisburg Rep- “Dude, they didn’t make the cut.”
they need to hit me up I know all of the Sims 4 cheat codes by heart
You ain’t nothing, I once found 4 diamonds in one whole mineshaft on Minecraft.
i'm proer than you, i just scored 256 in pacman 256
Coach: "we want the best of the best"
VICE: "but there needs to be a woman on the team"
Coach: "???"
leave it to vice to not be able to understand that men have been playing video games far longer and more than women
There are obviously going to be genetic differences between men and women that are going to create large disparities when we're talking about the top 0.1% of talent. Though that's not to say that there aren't good female gamers out there.
Free Helicopter Rides or a social difference where women aren't exposed to video games like men due to society's views on video games, so less women in the esports pool of players
Free Helicopter Rides what r the obvious genetic differences you're talking about?
Old Dog New Tech Eye-hand coordination, spatial awarenesses, etc. All the skills that are necessary to become in the top 0.1% of e-sports talent which probably differ between the sexes on average.
Great. Another set of athletes (e-athletes in this case) the NCAA wants to make money off of but not pay.
I dont think the NCAA is going to be involved. Most eathletes stream on twitch and make money off it. NCAA rules prohibit athletes from making money in any way. NCAA and esports just seems impossible.
“Athletes”
I thought about that with twitch and stuff but I was following a Division 1 kicker who has a YT channel. He was given an ultimatum to either quit YT or lose his scholarship since he was making money. Channels name is Deestroying. What’s to stop the NCAA from doing the same for people on twitch, etc. unless the school protects them?
The NCAA is not involved in any way shape or form. They do not run these leagues and they do not run these programs.
They aren’t athletes they sit on their ass and play video games
Lol, Hearthstone? How are they choosing who's better at it? Are they choosing whoever has better RNG?
Any different then professional poker?
It's not a coinflip and you know that. Don't be silly.
Marc Shanahan deck building and execution of perfect plays isn't RNG. Magic The Gathering and Hearthstone's cash prize tourneys wouldn't exist if it was truly RNG when elite players regularly enter top cut.
It's like playing Magic or Poker. There is always some luck involved, but it's about what you do when your luck is up or down, the plays you see or don't. "Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker EVERY YEAR? What, are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas? It's a skill game Jo."
If it has RNG, it's shit, no matter if it's Poker or Magic.
To far behind those damn Korean got those mad skills
That's all vice cares about "there's no girls"
"is because culturally is not accepted as much for girls"................or maybe................................they are just not on the same level as the other players, i mean, if you are good enough, you'll probably get accepted.
@@alejandrofarias2976 ye ur right
@@alejandrofarias2976 I agree, but its a mix. its not culturally accepted for girls to play, so girls aren't on the same level cause they aren't as motivated or dont even start because ppl don't support girls in gaming that much. second statement is true because of the first one.
Well damn that sucks for people who will die with college debt
Love how that dude tries to try to get a argument started about females in Esport. And pretty impressed how the dude counterd it
XionTRAX. not an argument an observation
jgvjhkb nb jko well yea however ya wanna call it first its a observation and than he digs into the topic deeper saying that they could have doing something great if they would get woman on the team.
I just feel there would have been more intresting Q to be asked rather than this one or atlest included other Q from the reporter rather than this only one
jgvjhkb nb jko it was an ignorant observation.
They have a really good selection strategy choose the best irrespective of anything else!
Student loan industry meets Military-Industrial complex.
OH SHIT VideoGameHighSchool is going to be real
i was born in the wrong decade
Had I just been born twenty years later. I used to play a game called Strike Force. 'Play' is kind of a bad word to describe it, as I would log as many as 16 hours in a sitting. Out of the 6,000 active players (90 + mins per month), I was always rated in the top ten, and for one particular week, number one in the world. I wore grooves in the arrow keys of my keyboard I played it so much. Now, at 40 years old, the flame is gone.
Brother Banks disciple spotted at 2:43.
All hail Brother Banks 🙏😇🙏
Currently on Penn Penn States CSGO Team and college eSports has a long way to go in terms of support and funding from university’s and organizing popular leagues or tournaments. We get no funding or recognition from the university. We are only viewed as a club.
If my hometown University does this I will hands down utilize my GI Bill to go there.
At the start- those were like my friends and me playing together
Honestly I Much rather watch people play video games Then watch people play cricket ,baseball or soccer . I'm not Going to lie :-/
why tho, What the psychology behind this choice?
@@lyfethingz7754 people usually enjoy watching people do things they do and really enjoy so he probably plays a lot more video games than sports.
if the ncaa go involved wouldn't that stop them from streaming and earning any side money ?
Very cool
I don’t like people that yell at each other
Whats the OW team's Elo?
What is the NCAA video games going to be like? You play a video game as a college guy playing video games and not pay any of them.
I see that Challenger jacket.
@4:00 He’s talking about Geguri! She’s playing for the Shanghai Dragons. Twitter handle @Geguri2
1:11 Gerald from Hey Arnold?
Video games at HUGE!
Sponsors will line up if there is a big event!
I guess this is where CLOUD9 went to for training lel
1V1 me bro rust
Theodosius no meds, at dome and only crossies.
covert misnomer i can’t only run crosshair throw me in a bow and i’m down
Finally, I can yell at my parents for not letting me play cs:go!!
Why is only Games like this though?
where tf is the cs full ride scholarships.
Shit I didn't know there was a place like this I live in pa and I lived in Harrisburg and now I'm only like an hour away from there
Harrisburg University is relatively new. Opened in 2005. Probably didn't really get on its feet until 5 years later. And I think they just started going this avenue.
The Bigtime I lived there only about 2 years ago for about 5 years I'm originally from Allentown pa
This reporter has pretty wild hair
How bout for non esport athletes. For example campaign games?
Hell no
Oh dear
Why haven’t they invited me to play in their games?! Did they not see me destroy in MW2?
it is sad that vice had to be the one to do this story i would have liked to have seen this story from anyone else
COLLEGE ESPORTS FOR THE WIN. I am late to this video but I hope kids know there are literally hundreds of schools offering scholarships now. Do your research and find the right school for you.
What games?
Of course! It's all about the wamen! Vice should interview the NFL and tell them there's not enough women on their teams.
Eugene S there are female football leagues.. it's just no gives them attention
+Yukosan, of course, and there are female videogame leagues as well. The NFL doesn't even have a rule saying it can only be men. My point is that they make it a big deal that there are no women getting the scholarships as if it's because of sexism.
Eugene S and how is it not sexism? When league, overwatch and many other video games often limit their advertising to only a male audience... if more girls knew about games like league wouldn't they play and get good? Just remember how many different people played pokemon go when it first came out... 😆
Yukosan13 it’s not sexism because they selected only the BEST players. And video games can advertise to whichever demographic they choose. Do you have proof they are only advertising to men?
+Yukosan, it's not sexism. Women are allowed to be in the NFL, there just aren't any women who can compete at that level. If you're under the impression that girls play less football than boys because society doesn't let them know about the leagues, than you're out of your mind. Pokemon go can not be compared to the NFL, men are always going to outcompete women at any sports that requires physical abilities because we're a sexually dimorphic species and in our species, the males are the hunters and protectors, so evolutionary pressure will dictate that they'll be the ones with better physical abilities (on average). The reason there are no women in this videogame league is because they're not playing Pokemon Go, they're playing competitive games that men are much better at than women. If this was a scholarship for Pokemon Go, or Candy Crush, sure, there would be significantly more women that get it.
I WANT THIS
I play, overwatch, fortnite, cod 2, cod 3, cod 4, league of legends, sea of thieves, warzone and hundreds of more game that I can’t even remember what about u guys
Overwatch still a thing?
Of course it is, it's just not the giant phenomenon that it was 2 years ago.
Everything changes every few years, now it's Fortnite, next year it will be something else.
3rd most played game on Twitch, obviously it's still a thing lmao maybe not to you.
Jk but is there an esports for being good at minesweeper? Or pokemon
"Only about 60 schools in the US has varsity teams"
How many to make this legit? Like wtf?
And why would they put women on the team just cuz they want to if they suck
This is about to get real!!!!
According to its website" "Harrisburg University supports the academic success of members of groups historically underrepresented in applied science and technology fields" - video gamers? Counselling will likely be available to help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, agoraphobia, and social anxiety. Of additional benefit: GEND 450 'The Healthy Mind and Body'
what if the power goes out lol?
Scholarships based on merit. Wow.
U dont think there just gonna use the students for money like regular sports were the athletes cant make any money off of the sport there playing. Id be very cautious about what the schools intentions are about that
Overwatch, lol
I'll stick to making shoddy OW montages before I consign myself to this type of life, *it's demanding and mentally taxing but it's still struggling in 2019 to make anyone lasting career money. *
*Would be better to focus on keeping the GPA and studies up while you're there*
Is that blonde recruit Sam from Wendover Productions?
Yes!
Do not let NCAA Get involved its absolutely the worst thing that could happen to esports.
3:30 lmao classic eyeroll moment. Men have measurably faster reaction time to women, hence the performance split
They should get Rainbow Six Siege to play
idk if the coaches know what they're doing. the communication between players is just yelling repetitively dumb stuff??
this shit will never take off they way people think it will.
*this is the future*
AR and VR sports will be massive. Real physical mixed with VR. And people will own VR headsets in their homes just like a TV set 50 years ago....
Id rather watch a live nba game in VR flying around the stadium virtually, smoking weed at home... Maybe with other friends in the room all chillin watching the game too........
No dumb people kicking the back of my seat.... Bad traffic to and from the game........
*this is happening*
Be a part of it or fall behind and dont evolve with people.
Wtf is hearthstone and where is CSGO?
I'm a upcoming cod pro
thats my dream, i hope i can enroll their university someday im a lol player
Spelling will get you somewhere one of these days.
Lol, Harrisburg University... never heard of it.
ro pro Cause its new...
The future battle robots
buncha DORKS, lmaooooo
This is perfect for the current generation.
Once the NCAA gets involved they'll just take all the profits off the backs of these kids hard work.
I'm on medication.
Amphetamines!
My dream
If Harrisburg was so passionate about E Sports, they'd be enrolling women gamers too.
Finally gamers have respect
This doesn’t actually tell us how to get into one
Wish this was a serious thing in India...
overlukk Will be soon.
GO ESPORT
I suck at video games 😂
Rich Chigga?
Like how they use mics when they're in a mostly empty room and there right next to each other yelling
okay if i have to play overwatch or league I’m out
This college is totally wasting their money... esport careers are too shortlived.. there will always be someone younger and better plus games are always changing... 😅👎
Yukosan13 Eh no, Esports is here to stay. While its still new there is mo doubt that industry will rake in cash.
Overwatch?? Play paladins instead
This is how lowering the bar on education looks like.
so what about normal sports? such as soccer and football? their hobby / semi- job is those sports, and such like the gaming world for these dudes. they need to maintain a normal grade to stay into it, so i don’t understand what you’re getting at.
it was good until they started talking about the "no women?" bullshit
Generic boring comment about reporter’s hair. Am I original?
Dv
Wow Esports...thought it was too much ... but if someone can get a full ride that wouldn't other wise it's ok...
“Athletes”.
if your on the court your playing ball...Ath"elites" in my book.
Yhorm The Jolly Giant south park ? 😂
I agree.. no sweat... no sport... make money, have fun, but it's not a sport
Alex Gutierrez it does involve lots of sweat and time, call it what you want but it’s not something that is easy to achieve
Can I join
Really no DotA 2 ??? :V
You have a responsibility to balance the team with men and women. Giving a woman an equal chance to get a scholarship and play is just common sense. An all male team will seal your fate as a failure. You'll go down in history spending a lot of money on something that won't be accepted.
PacifierMusic you’re not smart.
Any Battlefield leagues???
wtf hearthstone gets a schollarship and cs no?
They need to hit me up, I know all of the Roblox promo codes by heart and I haven’t played for like a year or two
U could sick tell this dude's on addies, that mostly wut we Athletes do
Although this is interesting, it doesn't seem like what drove players to go after esports as a career, not just so that universities can create another brand of sports team to profit off of, thinly veiled as an education.
Also, I think they should have more women on the team simply by accepting them more on their potential and capability over the four year period, and not expecting them to be at the 'top' right at the start. They're just turning off a lot of female applicants by not accepting any past the trial phase.
Why do sports scholarships exist?