Gaming Culture
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Student Sports Gambling Rises as Georgia Moves to Legalization
Michael Sheridan was drenched in sweat even though it was 50 degrees outside. There was an empty couch behind him, but he placed himself about 5 feet from his television. On the screen, Iowa women’s basketball was facing off against Illinois. Sheridan wasn’t a fan of either team, but…
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Drunk Sports Trivia Now Career Path for Students
For most people, a typical day on the job wouldn’t consist of a man pulling a beer out of his pants while being interviewed about sports trivia, but for content creators Joe Felix and Carter Stumpf, this is just another day in the office. It’s 9 p.m. when Felix and…
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Cultivating Copenhagen’s Community Through Games: Bastard Café
Thousands of board games line the walls, coupled with loud music and colorful art that sets the ambiance of the establishment. Along with the food and drinks that one would typically find at a coffee shop, games are available for patrons to browse before settling down to play. With over…
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UGA Esports Club’s Only Female Leader Talks About Being a Woman in Competitive Gaming
When a young Hannah Suarez first stumbled upon her older sister’s gaming console at age 11, she never realized that her love for playing games on a big television screen would eventually lead to a bittersweet experience as a woman in competitive gaming. I had to branch my sub-community off…
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Competitive Comradery: Members of Esports@UGA Build Friendships On, Off Screen
Esports has broken into mainstream media and become a $1 billion industry over the past few years. Leagues have formed around individual games, like Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch, attracting six-figure investments that finance teams or individual players. This has led to the formation of smaller groups and…
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How Independent Game Stores Are Surviving in the Age of Amazon
It’s a difficult time for brick-and-mortar stores in the United States, as they struggle to contend with online competitors like Amazon. But video game retailers like GameStop also have to compete with digital downloads ⏤ whether they be from PC game launchers, like Steam and the Epic Games Store, or…
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DreamHack Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Atlanta
DreamHack is a video game convention that takes place in several cities across the world multiple times a year. This year is the convention’s 25th anniversary. Hi-Rez Studios, makers of Smite and Paladins from Alpharetta, Georgia, held their own expo inside and revealed their new game: a team shooter called…
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Local Video Game Developers Show Their Games at SIEGE2019
SIEGE2019 is a video game convention where local student and independent game developers can show off their games, network and attend workshops to sharpen their skills. This year, SIEGE2019 took place at Kennesaw State University. Josiah Byler is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and…
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Playing Video Games In VR Can Improve Your Health
For the past 15 or so years, video game developers have been playing around with incorporating fitness. The latest wave of fitness-based gaming has come in the form of virtual reality. Josiah Byler shows how scientists at the VR Health Institute can equate playing video games in VR to exercise.…