Bird’s-I-View: ESPORTS
WZND September 27, 2020
In the September edition of the Birds-I-View, hosts Maritza Navar-Lopez, Annamarie Schutt and Catrina Petersen, along with the WZND News Team, take an inside look at the new Esports program at Illinois State University.
WZND’s Carter Gette begins the show by explaining general overview of the program (2:24-4:45). Then, Mitchell Gwodz talks about the recruitment process(6:01-8:00). Joe Kennedy takes a look at how the players prepare for a game and the strategies needed to succeed in the industry (10:03- 12:11).
Next, Joey Dwyer plugs into the game design and the new Creative Technologies program partnership with Esports (13:11-15:49). Hailey Shreffler looked into the success of the Illinois Wesleyan Esports program (17:15-19:09). Finally, Jack Graue takes an inside look at the growth of the Unit 5 District program (19:51-22:04).
