Esports barrels ahead as the fastest growing sport in the US
More millennials now regularly watch esports than baseball, hockey or basketball
Engage with your students in an activity they already love and share the lessons taught by team sports to a more diverse population.
The opportunity for education leaders
Include diverse participants, enhance your curricula, save money, and open doors for your students
Coaches and administrators like you can ride this wave of popularity.
Gamers aren't social outcasts in need of direction. They're artists, athletes, debaters, and straight-A high achievers. They're your student body, straddling every blurring boundary of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic origin.
Esports influences and draws from a diversity of academic subjects, including broadcasting, marketing, event planning, network support, game coding, media production, and more.
Colleges offer esports scholarships and majors. Employers look for candidates who can demonstrate success in connecting them with younger audiences.
Getting started can be as easy as six gaming computers and a small space in your school. Compare esports to traditional sports and tally up the cost of equipment, insurance, and travel (not necessary with esports) and the economic benefits materialize.
Support passionate, diverse, and inclusive student communities, and give your student-athletes a competitive edge.
Learn how you can provide academic classes and real-world project-based learning on a topic proven to motivate these students.
Questions to consider before starting
What are your students' preferred games?
Popular esports titles include:
- Overwatch®
- League of Legends®
- Rocket League®
- Hearthstone®
What is your district's tolerance of animated violence?
Games like Rocket League and Hearthstone have no animated violence.
Will you have a dedicated practice space?
Desktop PCs are generally best but can be replaced by laptops if you will need to move and lock up the equipment between sessions.
Will the PCs be used solely for esports?
A few configuration tweaks can make an esports PC work well for video editing, Photoshop, CAD applications and more.
Esports at your school is within reach. Start small with a practice facility, build the team's popularity at your school, and demonstrate its success to stakeholders.
Anatomy of a gaming station
The overriding goal of a gaming system is to boost the player's reaction time by displaying the most frames per second (FPS). The following play important roles.
Recommended Bundles
Typical esports configurations are detailed in the table below:
- Windows 11 Pro
- Intel i7-14700K
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super
- 32GB RAM (RGB)
- 2TB SSD
- 2TB SATA
While the configurations above are a good starting point, every program has a unique set of needs and objectives. We can help tailor a solution that balances power, longevity and budget. PC customization options include:
- Windows 11 Home or Pro
- Intel and AMD processors
- NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon Graphics Cards
- Up to 64GB RGB RAM
- Larger and additional SSD and SATA Hard Drives
- Multiple Chassis and LED lighting options
- Larger power supplies
What's the difference?
Gaming PC
Gaming PC
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700G
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 8700G
AMD B550
AMD B550
Up to AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT
Performance M.2 SSD
Up to 2 TB 7200 rpm SATA
Performance M.2 SSD
Gaming PC
Gaming PC
Performance M.2 SSD
Performance M.2 SSD
Performance M.2 SSD
Performance M.2 SSD
Gaming Display
Gaming Display
(1920 x 1080)
(1920 x 1080)
2 x HDMI 2.0
2 x HDMI 2.0
Gaming Display
Gaming Display
(1920 x 1080)
(2560 x 1440)
2 x HDMI 2.0
2 x HDMI 2.0
Gaming Headset
Gaming Headset
Detachable
Gaming Headset
Detachable
USB 2.0
Gaming Mouse
Gaming Mouse
Gaming Mouse
Gaming Keyboard
Gaming Keyboard
Gaming Keyboard
HyperX Aqua
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