Ep37 UO Esports

 Members of the University of Oregon Club Esports team join the podcast to discuss the rise of the cyber-athlete, the growing popularity of competitive gaming as a spectator sport, and the push to become scholarship athletes at the UofO.   David Gugliotti - Incoming Director UO Esports Owen Kong - Advertising Sophomore Lauren Hutter - First year Art Major  Twitter @UOEsports Twitch.tv/UniversityofOregon Esport: A non-traditional sport involving any highly competitive and popular video game. A standard Esports gathering generally involves a large number of professional-level players competing against each other in a wide variety of tournaments, sometimes competing for tens of thousands of dollars. Esports are widely gaining popularity and acceptance as a respected position in many facets of the world. Fans of the differing games involved in Esports generally support the ideal that Esports involve just as much or more skill than many traditional sports. (Definition taken from urbandictionary.com) Ending Track “Unplug” by the AntiDope Recorded in Eugene, OR 2005 Spent the Rent Podcast recorded in Springfield, Oregon  Hosted by Patrick Stutz Aka SelfEsteem BoatWillie Sponsored by Oregon Cash Flow Pro, LLC Oregoncashflowpro.com Stream this and all previous podcast episodes  @ strpod.com Thank you for your support