{"id":1533,"date":"2018-01-12T10:51:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2018-03-30T14:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T19:17:19","slug":"a-new-era-professor-ryan-rogers-is-adding-a-new-dimension-to-butlers-sports-media-department-through-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/2018\/01\/12\/a-new-era-professor-ryan-rogers-is-adding-a-new-dimension-to-butlers-sports-media-department-through-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Era: Professor Ryan Rogers is adding a new dimension to Butler&#8217;s Sports Media Department through E-Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" \">First-year professor Ryan Rogers is helping to bring esports to Butler.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">In the spring 2018 semester, Rogers is teaching a class called Competitive Video Gaming: The Wide World of eSports. The class will cover a range of topics from the history of esports to the role that video games play in society.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cI think there\u2019s going to be an interesting group of people in there who really care about that area,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cAnd are going to be really invested and really excited, and want to kind of get the ball rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-button-wrapper link-left\">\n<div class=\"embedded-link-wrapper widescreen-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"link-button \" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/8SCC0o0hxqE?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\" \">Details of the class are still being figured out, but it is currently scheduled to take place in a Fairbanks computer lab so students will have access to computers. After the first week of the enrollment window, nine of the 16 spots in the class had been filled.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cPersonally I\u2019d really like to\u2026 get the context and the history of eSports,\u201d Jacob Mummert, a student interested in the class, said. \u201cI have a vague idea of what it is, but it\u2019d be nice if I\u2019m going to participate in it to be able to know more about it, know its significance in society, and really the industry and what future holds for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-button-wrapper link-left\">\n<div class=\"embedded-link-wrapper widescreen-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"link-button \" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/t6M8BIdrmAI?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\" \">Rogers said he hopes the class will include playing video games in addition to learning about them. He is currently looking into different options for getting video games such as Hearthstone and Overwatch onto school computers.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cI think [Rogers\u2019] professional experience will really help add a lot to that class,\u201d Dana Lee, who currently has a sports broadcasting class with Rogers, said. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to learn things in like a classroom environment but it definitely helps when your professor adds in that perspective of knowing what it\u2019s like in the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">The class falls under the supervision of the creative media and entertainment department within the College of Communication. Rogers, a sports media professor, envisions esports becoming a central part of Butler\u2019s sports media program.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cIt\u2019s something that I think is really integrated into our lives,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cAnd something we should be paying attention to and developing an understanding of.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-button-wrapper link-left\">\n<div class=\"embedded-link-wrapper widescreen-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"link-button \" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/AWvE65UtS54?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\" \">Associate Professor and CME department Chair Christine Taylor said next semester\u2019s class is listed as a seminar and is serving as a trial run. The class will be offered again the following semester if it goes well. After a second successful test, it could become a permanent course.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cWe think generally it acknowledges that sports media is bigger than just what we think of as broadcast,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cTelevision, radio, the more traditional media, print, and even multimedia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Rogers is also in the beginning stages of working with students to create an esports club. He said he would love to see a competitive team formed with scholarships being offered.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Thanks to Rogers, esports is gaining traction at Butler and becoming another option for students interested in sports media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First-year professor Ryan Rogers is helping to bring esports to Butler. 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