University e-Sports

Electronic-Sports, frequently referred to as e-Sports, are rapidly emerging as a significant development in the way of competitive sport. With a fundamentally diverse model and high availability, more and more people are embracing this new medium of competition on a daily basis. One demographic that has seen unprecedented growth since the emergence of e-sports is institutions’ of learning, specifically universities. This background report will summarise and provide information from a number of perspectives in regards to the convergence of university education, traditional sport and e-sport’s models in modern institutions of learning.