University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 esports has solidified its standing as one of the top 10 university esports programs in the nation. Now, five students have been chosen for an international fellowship, which will bring more experience and knowledge back to the program.
The is a consortium of 61 universities across the Pacific region, including North America, Asia, Oceania and South America. The second cohort of its esports fellowship program will bring together dozens of students from its member institutions to discuss, share and collaborate on growing opportunities in the esports industry, with a special focus on the Asia region.
Students were selected based on a nomination process by their advisors. They will attend monthly meetings virtually with other participants throughout the spring semester.
“I’m most looking forward to getting a more global perspective on esports,” said 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 student Kwan Ho Cheung. “I think my current perspective is all about franchising and less so about what goes on behind the scenes of an esports broadcast, and all the intricate parts required to pull off some of the international events, the pinnacle of esports.”
Lana Kawauchi added, “This is such an amazing opportunity and unlike anything I have ever participated in before. I’m looking forward to networking with students from all across Asia and working with them to create healthy environments in the esports community. I’m also looking forward to being placed in jobs and internships with companies that will help us achieve these goals.”
The other 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 participants are Kelsy Padilla, Alohi Tolentino and Micah Tossey.
“The fellowship will provide the selected students with an understanding of how the esports industry in Asia (Hong Kong, Japan and Korea) works, with educational, networking, business and internship opportunities. I am excited by the development of the academic and curricular component of our esports program at 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补,” said Nyle Sky Kauweloa—a communication and information sciences PhD student, head of the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Esports Task Force in the and instructor.
糖心Vlog官方’s position within the Asia esports market is crucial as the State of Hawaiʻi is in a prime location that bridges the East and West. One of the reasons why 糖心Vlog官方 was selected as a host site for the Overwatch League’s summer tournaments, playoffs and grand finals was to improve the online latency difference as teams from North America and Asia competed virtually head-to-head in real-time.
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This program is an example of 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s goal of (PDF), one of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.
—By Marc Arakaki