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DSI Esports Symposium

DSI Esports Symposium

You’re Invited to Attend Digital Studies Institute Esport Symposium November 9 – 10, 2023 Videogames have become a global sensation and spectacle. In recent years, we have witnessed the increasing popularity of multiplayer competitive games such as Valorant, Call of Duty, Fortnite, and League of Legends, the expanding viewership of Twitch content creators, and the growing multibillion-dollar industry of professional videogame players. Yet, who are these players? Who are the viewers and the fans? What games take center stage, and…

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In-Class Group Play & Review Workshop

In-Class Group Play & Review Workshop

Students will work in groups of two or three, play one of the games (the Hajj Trail, Digital Munya 2.0, or the Córdoba Journey), and write a 500-word (2 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt) review. They will write about your experience by providing some examples during your play with your group mate: what you think is interesting, what else you can add to the game, how this game enhances a gamer’s historical knowledge and learning about medieval Islamic art,…

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