{"id":87847,"date":"2023-05-15T13:39:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=87847"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:39:59","slug":"st-esports-spring-2023-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-esports-spring-2023-update\/","title":{"rendered":"eSports Spring 2023 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s been some pretty interesting developments on the local eSports landscape as this popular activity continues to grow in new and different ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Thursday, May 4th at the LCTI Center in Schnecksville, a \u201csoft\u201d opening was held for the first ever official Lehigh Valley eSports tournament, featuring teams from Parkland, Dieruff, Jim Thorpe and LCTI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of COVID, competition had been limited to students competing from their homes or isolated locations.\u00a0 Last fall we commented here on this very blog that the first time the championship team members got a chance to meet each other was at the medal ceremony itself held at Parkland High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening of this new facility takes a major step forward in allowing face-to-face interaction with both team members and competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87847 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><dl 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\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162433780-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162433780-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-esports-spring-2023-update\/pxl_20230504_162424085\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"two high school boys competing in video games on their computers\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-300x169.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-768x432.jpg 768w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-1536x864.jpg 1536w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_162424085-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-esports-spring-2023-update\/pxl_20230504_161104997\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"scoreboard between team orange and team blue on clue sports\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-300x169.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-768x432.jpg 768w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-1536x864.jpg 1536w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230504_161104997-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The May 4th event consisted of a series of pickup games and a mini-tournament featuring one or two different squads from the different participating school districts.\u00a0 Fresh off the success of the popular <\/span><b>Super Mario Brothers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hit film and the hot Super Smash Brothers video game, both Mario Kart and Super Smash Brothers gamers were options for the participants last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While previous eSports competitions were based on Rocket League competition, the local organization is looking at branching out and making more gaming options available for students to try to reach an even broader audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another new aspect of the local eSports competition was the successful completion of a middle school gaming program this spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more local schools have organized eSports teams, but not all of them.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a child\u2019s school doesn&#8217;t have any eSports team or an organized outlet to participate, they can contact the Lehigh Carbon Intermediate Unit.\u00a0 They can get you in touch with several independent groups now participating with the LCTI and also can help start the process to get that school district on the path to joining the local league.\u00a0 We\u2019ve seen other, traditional sports like volleyball and lacrosse over the last 10-15 years start in a similar fashion, then, eventually, joining a formal local sports network and creating enough teams that a larger outlet like the PIAA can take steps to launch this activity to an even higher level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world of eSports continues to grow in many ways and more new innovations are in the works.\u00a0 Keep checking back to the \u201cSportsTalk Shop\u201d for more developments in the coming months and be on the lookout for news and information about the fall 2024 local eSports competitions!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings 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