Host Dr. Geoffre Sherman sits down with Chris Scroggins of Esports Development and Growth Enterprises (EDGE). Scroggins discusses the origins of his career in esports as a fan, a player, and a professional researcher. Chris was a member of a small team that implemented an esports program at Shenandoah University at a time when esports was still growing into the mainstream, this effort not only led to a one-of-a-kind degree program and esports facility, but also inspired the formation of EDGE. Shenandoah University was the first program in the world to have a dedicated esports venue, an academic major, and a varsity level team – positioning the school as a leader in esports studies and competition. EDGE allowed the group of experts that implemented the esports program at Shenandoah to share their methods with other educational institutions to help further legitimize scholastic esports and create esports advocates across the country. Scroggins discusses the stigmas and obstacles that esports face and must overcome to further grow into a mainstream pastime and how the benefits of Esports far outweigh the perceived negatives.
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