With the announced cancellation of the winter season of Alberta College Athletics Conference (ACAC) sports, it would be reasonable to assume that that’s it, that’s all for collegiate competition this year. Not so! A recent collaboration between the ACAC and the...
By Orrin Farries & Scott Zielsdorf Orrin Farries Sports Editor, Rugby Hooligan, Hoop Head What makes a game a sport? Competition is a prerequisite, a dose of physical adeptness is pleasant, and a sporting ‘clubhouse’ culture is also a boon. Videogames is an...
Despite many organized competitive sports facing cancellations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of Esports is thriving. Being an organized sport that relies on computers and online streams, many prominent esports leagues have been able to make the...
By Corbin Adams NAIT is doubling-down on eSports this year following the success of last year’s eSports Invitational. The League of Legends Tournament took place on October 26. Overwatch and DOTA 2 events will take place in November. NAIT Campus Recreation wants to...
The first eSports invitational at NAIT brought students from around the city to the HP Centre. Games included Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Super Smash Bros. tournaments among other casual gaming stations. Curtis Dell, the Student Recreation...
“NAIT Athletics has been one of the groups that have been interested in trying to support the longterm vision of an [eSports] varsity team or sports club – hopefully, representative of the Ook.”
Last year, when I created a web portfolio to showcase some of my writing and video work and labelled myself a “multimedia journalist,” the term earned a few scoffs from some of my classmates. “Multimedia journalist,” they sneered. “Sounds a bit high-brow to me.” Well,...
