About 100 attendees from the discussion also viewed portions of the tournament demonstration. It was a great surprise to see that nearly 450 people pre-registered for this event, which does not account for multiple viewers watching for single devices.
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A recording of the tournament can be found at the one hour mark of the full program video above.
Immediately following the discussion, attendees were invited to take a deeper dive on the topic of esports and head to the Centre College esports twitch channel to watch a heated and lively 30-minute mini-tournament featuring four Centre esports club members competing in Super Smash Bros. This program also included the first CULTURE+ Encore. A link to the full and unofficial 2020 digital Centre College Commencement can be found below in the resources section. The image at the top of this “Great Stories” post is a screenshot of the Norton Center exterior, as designed and interpreted in the Minecraft game, by the Centre esports club. Grant Lyon also presented a clip from the 8-bit graphic rendition of Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts that he and others from the esports club meticulously created so that their graduating classmates could have as close to a traditional Norton Center commencement experience as possible during a pandemic that cancelled all in-person public events. Immediately following the 60-minute discussion on topics such as what are esports, how the gaming industry is dominating the entertainment industry in popularity and profit, the disparity in gaming participation based on gender, career opportunities and what types of education and skills are needed to be part of the industry, and how directly connected the gaming industry is with regards to the arts and artists. Centre College and the Norton Center wish to thank the participants in the discussion and the attendees for a fantastic program. More information about the program speakers can be found on the Norton Center CULTURE + ESPORTS webpage. The program was moderated by John Harney, Centre College Assistant Professor of History and head coach for Centre’s esports teams. Our esteemed panelists included: Allie Habeeb, a producer at Jam City Damian Laymon, head coach of the Boyle County High School esports team Grant Lyon ’21, the current president of both the Centre College’s esports club and esports team and, Anya Hartman ’24, who will be starting on Centre College’s Varsity Cheer squad and Centre College’s first League of Legends esports team. Who knew how much the digital gaming industry, including esports, is so closely aligned with the arts? In fact, the gaming industry is quickly becoming the largest slice of the entertainment industry pie due to: 1) our fascination with games, 2) our desire to connect with others around the world digitally, and, 3) well, a pandemic that is forcing us to stay home and find creative ways to socialize without leaving the house. On Thursday, September 17, 2020, the Norton Center presented its virtual program, CULTURE + ESPORTS, as part of an on-going seriesexploring the intersection of the arts and culture with various local and global topics and issues.
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