Bogus! Lebron James affiliated University of Akron cuts academic programs for video games

[EL PRESIDENTE]

https://www.chronicle.com/article/U-of-Akron-Will-Phase-Out-80/244293

As the university ends what it deems unpopular degrees, it is leaning into a current trend on college campuses: competitive video gaming, known as esports. On Thursday, Akron announced that it would open three facilities to accommodate varsity, club, and recreational gamers. The university said the centers would represent “the largest amount of dedicated esports space of any university in the world to date.”

Five inaugural varsity teams will compete this fall in the video games Overwatch, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Rocket League. The games explore themes of fantasy and horror; thwarting insidious terrorist plots; and soccer with rocket-powered cars.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Is that your team jersey?

I did buy this shirt.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Im not a big fan of Lebrons politics, but I absolutely respect the work he’s done.

Esports can make a kid a living. Isn’t that the point of going to school? You get out with the skills required to make a living. Who cares if we have more unemployed historians... I’m not saying there is anything wrong with history (My first major was history and I loved it).

Call it the school of Best Buy or whatever Lebron and the school are trying to prepare young people to be adults and while people may not like what they’re majoring in or what the school is doing. As long as when they’re done they have a chance at a good life isn’t that what’s important?

Yeah, with a degree in World of Warcraft after graduating, i suppose the Starbucks barista with a humanities degree needs an intern.

 

[CupWizier]

Yeah, with a degree in World of Warcraft after graduating, i suppose the Starbucks barista with a humanities degree needs an intern.

where's your link that shows what the program entails? You speak so down on something it appears you know nothing about. Do you think that's the only class students will take? Do you know how many degrees and programs Akron offers?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

where's your link that shows what the program entails? You speak so down on something it appears you know nothing about. Do you think that's the only class students will take? Do you know how many degrees and programs Akron offers?

Its probably more like a sports program.

Fuck these nerds though. Yeah, i played street fighter but not for 80 hours a week

 

[Lanny]

Competitive video gaming means Esports so they'll probably have to make an arena of some sorts then they will offer scholarships for video game players basically

Surely, no one would do this.

 

[Lanny]

Its probably more like a sports program.

Fuck these nerds though. Yeah, i played street fighter but not for 80 hours a week

My only video game has been solitaire. The others seem juvenile to me.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

My only video game has been solitaire. The others seem juvenile to me.

It’s a generational thing and I’m absolutely not trying to call you old or anything derogatory so please don’t take it that way. Most younger people play games, some kids play games a lot. Is it good or bad for them? That’s a good question it has benefits for sure but it also comes with its issues.
My ‘defense ‘ of the issue that going to college should be to help get a person the skills needed for a career and while I understand many people don’t ‘like’ it, esports has become a career for many people and it has created millionaires too, it’s much like the ‘real’ sports industry where many people try to make it and very few do, but no one seems to complain about football, basketball, soccer etc teams, or guys that get a scholarship to play those sports but don’t get an education.

Most of this isn’t really a response to you Lanny so I apologize if it sounds like I’m attacking you.

 

[jlprk]

I know Akron like the back of my hand because I lived there for 3 years.

I had a cute hand when I was 6.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Surely, no one would do this.

From the link above:

Annual operating costs for the esports program will be about $400,000, with an undetermined amount for facility upkeep, plus $70,000 for game licenses, league dues, marketing, and some travel, Knisely said. Those figures don’t include salaries for coaches, coordinators, team managers, and scholarships for players.

 

[Lanny]

It’s a generational thing and I’m absolutely not trying to call you old or anything derogatory so please don’t take it that way. Most younger people play games, some kids play games a lot. Is it good or bad for them? That’s a good question it has benefits for sure but it also comes with its issues.
My ‘defense ‘ of the issue that going to college should be to help get a person the skills needed for a career and while I understand many people don’t ‘like’ it, esports has become a career for many people and it has created millionaires too, it’s much like the ‘real’ sports industry where many people try to make it and very few do, but no one seems to complain about football, basketball, soccer etc teams, or guys that get a scholarship to play those sports but don’t get an education.

Most of this isn’t really a response to you Lanny so I apologize if it sounds like I’m attacking you.

No, I can clearly see that you are not attacking me.

 

[Lanny]

I know Akron like the back of my hand because I lived there for 3 years.

I had a cute hand when I was 6.

Was it a big hand or a tiny hand like Trump's?

 

[Lanny]

Nope. All Lakers, on and off court are scum

I would say that James is my lone and first exception to that point of view, otherwise I'm all in.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I would say that James is my lone and first exception to that point of view, otherwise I'm all in.

Don't get weak on me, bro!

Once you see wack ass laker fans cheering for him, you will change your mind.

 

[Lanny]

...it's taken me 2 weeks but I finally realized that prez is simply a troll...and feeding him gives him exactly what

Oddly enough, I think that deep down he's a good guy. At least he's a good guy in the sense that George Bush II is a good guy. I'd love to have George as my next door neighbor and I'll bet I'd like El Presidente as a neighbor even if I disagreed with his politics.

 

[Lanny]

Somewhere there has to be people who love you. I'm sure your mother, grandmother, grandfather and some woman somewhere all love you.

Your priest and psychiatrist probably hold a different view.

 

[H.C.]

Its probably more like a sports program.

Fuck these nerds though. Yeah, i played street fighter but not for 80 hours a week

How much do you make a year?
I know a certain tournament going on right now that has a prizepool of over 25 million.

Maybe you should play video games for 80 hours a week.
They might be nerds, but between sponsorship and prizepools for placing(not winning) in a tourney. I bet these nerds do much better than you.

 

[Lanny]

How much do you make a year?
I know a certain tournament going on right now that has a prizepool of over 25 million.

Maybe you should play video games for 80 hours a week.
They might be nerds, but between sponsorship and prizepools for placing(not winning) in a tourney. I bet these nerds do much better than you.

Crazy, isn't it?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

How much do you make a year?
I know a certain tournament going on right now that has a prizepool of over 25 million.

Maybe you should play video games for 80 hours a week.
They might be nerds, but between sponsorship and prizepools for placing(not winning) in a tourney. I bet these nerds do much better than you.

Sure, people make millions of dollars masturbating too. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.

And if you take the average salary of a "gamer", I bet I blow them out of the fucking water.

The MORE likely scenario for most is that it will be an addictive distraction for many, causing them to lose focus and drop out of school playing video games all day, not that people will make careers out of it because the University of Akron is making it legitimate.

 

[CupWizier]

Sure, people make millions of dollars masturbating too. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.

And if you take the average salary of a "gamer", I bet I blow them out of the fucking water.

The MORE likely scenario for most is that it will be an addictive distraction for many, causing them to lose focus and drop out of school playing video games all day, not that people will make careers out of it because the University of Akron is making it legitimate.

Did you ever go to college? and if so where?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Did you ever go to college? and if so where?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

 

[CupWizier]

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

Just a question as you come across as someone that has no clue what goes on in college and what it takes to get a degree. I take it by your response above the answer is no.

 

[H.C.]

Sure, people make millions of dollars masturbating too. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.

And if you take the average salary of a "gamer", I bet I blow them out of the fucking water.

The MORE likely scenario for most is that it will be an addictive distraction for many, causing them to lose focus and drop out of school playing video games all day, not that people will make careers out of it because the University of Akron is making it legitimate.

Citing how few actually become 'professional gamers' is illogical, and a dumb argument.

Some make millions of dollars playing basketball. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.
So why do they do it?
Because the program makes the school money.

The more likely scenario for most is schools will realize the revenue which can be made by having a program for 'gamers'.
There are already people who pay other people for coaching, and already other colleges across the country have classes for specific games.
This is nothing new. LBJ and his people didn't suddenly have this idea. This has been happening for 15 years+ I'm aware of.
Why shouldn't a college which is designed to make money. Try to get some money off 'gamers' by offering a course which has coaches/professors teaching them to get better?

If you believe people should be forced into the trades, that's fine.
But right now there is no law which forces someone into that.

BTW this is straight off google.
Regular salaries - Regular esports salaries vary from team to team and from player to player. The regular monthly salaries of average pro gamers can range from $1,000to $5,000, whereas the highest paid League of Legends players can earn up to$15,000 per month apart from the money that they get from prizes.Jun 5, 2018

Sponsors alone which pay your room/board, food, as well as spending $.
Blows your average american working 9-5 out of the water.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Citing how few actually become 'professional gamers' is illogical, and a dumb argument.

Some make millions of dollars playing basketball. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.
So why do they do it?
Because the program makes the school money.

The more likely scenario for most is schools will realize the revenue which can be made by having a program for 'gamers'.
There are already people who pay other people for coaching, and already other colleges across the country have classes for specific games.
This is nothing new. LBJ and his people didn't suddenly have this idea. This has been happening for 15 years+ I'm aware of.
Why shouldn't a college which is designed to make money. Try to get some money off 'gamers' by offering a course which has coaches/professors teaching them to get better?

If you believe people should be forced into the trades, that's fine.
But right now there is no law which forces someone into that.

BTW this is straight off google.
Regular salaries - Regular esports salaries vary from team to team and from player to player. The regular monthly salaries of average pro gamers can range from $1,000to $5,000, whereas the highest paid League of Legends players can earn up to$15,000 per month apart from the money that they get from prizes.Jun 5, 2018

Sponsors alone which pay your room/board, food, as well as spending $.
Blows your average american working 9-5 out of the water.

So yeah, I make more than they do. And these are the ones who make it to the pros, doesn't count the losers who end up getting addicted and live in their parent's basement playing for 80 hours a week.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Maybe they should have programs on how to be an Instagram influencer.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I didn’t graduate college, I put in 2 years at pcc dropped out went to Canada to keep playing basketball, I liked drinking and sex at that age over ya know being a responsible adult.
When I got back to the states I got even worse with the drinking and sex, then I eventually settled down and got a real job and have self-educated myself with online learning (Udemy, Edx, coursera, etc), so now I’m on the career path of a software engineer. None of that’s all that important for this conversation, but my major was History at the time, had their been a video game program and I decided to take that it wouldn’t have changed anything.
People will be or won’t be successful by how much effort they put into something. If they want to support esports instead of history whatever it doesn’t really matter, it’s about providing kids a place to perfect the things they’re into.

The idea that this is some how bad for kids is pretty short sighted in my opinion. The funny thing is I don’t watch esports, it’s not entertaining for me. A bunch of old professors writing a petition because they’re threatened by the fact kids are more interested in video games and making money that way than by the crap they teach just makes me think, “oh well”.

 

[Lanny]

Sure, people make millions of dollars masturbating too. Doesn't mean a school should dedicate a program to it.

And if you take the average salary of a "gamer", I bet I blow them out of the fucking water.

The MORE likely scenario for most is that it will be an addictive distraction for many, causing them to lose focus and drop out of school playing video games all day, not that people will make careers out of it because the University of Akron is making it legitimate.

You can make Millions by masturbating? Where do you apply for that job?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

You can make Millions by masturbating? Where do you apply for that job?

I’ve been told the Porn industry is the largest in the world. I’ve never cared to look it up, so I can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t be shocked...

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

You can make Millions by masturbating? Where do you apply for that job?

Only one way to find out.

 

[Lanny]

I’ve been told the Porn industry is the largest in the world. I’ve never cared to look it up, so I can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t be shocked...

I can't imagine a porn star earning a Million dollars.

A little Google research yielded -
"An actress on the other hand typically earns anywhere between $400 - $2000 per shoot depending on the nature of the scene, the filming company and the actress' level of experience. Asa Akira for instance earns $2000 per scene due to her huge level of experience and popularity. A top female actress usually gets $800 for a gay scene, $1000 for a straight scene, and can receive $5,000 or more for more sexually compromising scene."

https://www.therichest.com/expensiv...phy-one-of-the-most-misunderstood-industries/