E-Sports (11.08000) (2021)

Describe the characteristics of the enterprises that make up the e-sports ecosystem and the skill sets they share among themselves and with other sectors of the industry.

Explain the elements of the e-sports event process across pre-event, show day, and post- event phases.

Plan and execute an e-sports event.

Integrate healthy behaviors into e-sports participation

Evaluate the impacts of technology, media, culture, and law on esports.

Explore different scientific processes that are used in e-sports and game-user research

Explain how game development, strategy, and logic affect the potential outcomes of gameplay.

Develop an inclusive organizational model that promotes community and outreach.

Recognize the various roles and skills from other sectors that comprise the e-sports ecosystem.

Describe how the skill set required in the e-sports industry might be transferrable to other industry sectors and professions.

Discuss how e-sports teams utilize sponsorships from various industry partners.

Develop and document pre-event planning including run-of-show document

Describe and document day-of event activities

Model scenarios for issues (technical and non-technical) that can occur and possible solutions

Explain and demonstrate project retrospective to capture lessons learned and areas for improvement.

Describe and demonstrate the multitude of team roles and duties to execute an e-sports event

Explain necessary considerations for the end user experience and collect feedback

State the variety of competition platforms and implications for competition.

Explore the differences between a Local Area Network (LAN) event and a virtual competition and identify which is best suited for a specific context.

Analyze time spent gaming vs. other activities of importance and personal goals

Identify a subset of skills used in gaming and how those skills apply/support other activities (i.e. attending to detail, organizing, story-telling).

Develop a plan for maintaining mental and physical health of e-sports athletes.

Articulate the importance of displaying good sportsmanship behaviors within e-sports.

Construct an argument to support the claim that gaming cultivates a growth mindset.

Analyze the corresponding influence of esports, technology, media, and culture.

Explore the history of esports and identify key stakeholders and influencers.

Identify gaming platform(s) and identify factors contributing to the platform's success or failure.

Identify the challenges to creating an inclusive culture in e-sports and potential barriers that exist in the ecosystem.

Explain the legal ramifications of policies like The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and how legislation applies to the e-sports industry.

Describe how the human mind and body responds to in-game stimuli

Explain how scientific processes can be used to understand the interaction between people and games

Explore the contributions of different scientific fields to the development and understanding of esports (i.e. biometrics, virtual reality, augmented reality)

Explain how the future of -sports will be shaped using biometrics and new techniques for game control and interaction.

Demonstrate how teamwork and in-game communication affect game and match outcomes.

Derive a game play strategy based on game characteristics and knowledge.

Explain how game play is governed by mechanics and dynamics derived in the development process.

Describe the connection between player personality and game strategy.

Create a scholastic gaming club that goes beyond competition and becomes a platform to acquire critical communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Explain how to advocate for the benefits of a scholastic gaming club program

Develop and execute a plan to foster an inclusive environment for club participation of people with varying backgrounds and abilities.