{"id":4100,"date":"2022-06-28T19:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:43:45","slug":"wilmu-hosts-futures-first-gamings-girls-who-game-esports-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/28\/wilmu-hosts-futures-first-gamings-girls-who-game-esports-event\/","title":{"rendered":"WilmU Hosts Futures First Gaming\u2019s \u201cGirls Who Game\u201d Esports Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4100_c63dfd-1f dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>On Saturday, June 18, Wilmington University (WilmU) hosted Futures First Gaming\u2019s second annual Girls Who Game Esports event. Earlier this spring, WilmU and FFG signed an academic partnership agreement that offers degree and certificate pathways for students interested in Esports and STEM-based programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Girls Who Game, an event celebrating girls and women in the gaming industry, took place at the Pratt Student Center on WilmU\u2019s New Castle campus. Over 160 attendees of all ages and skill levels attended either in-person or virtually, some traveling hours to attend in-person while others logged on from different countries around the world. The Esports community came together to participate in non-stop tournament action featuring favorite titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, Fortnite, and Apex Legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/06\/FFG_GirlsWhoGame_BlogPost_06-22-3-612x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4103\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry-related panels were held throughout the event, including \u201cRepresentation Matters: See Yourself as the Hero,\u201d \u201cDetoxify! Stop Harassment Before It Starts,\u201d and \u201cDisrupting Esports Through Your Own Experiences.\u201d Panelists featured women in gaming, including company founders and CEOs, developers, journalists, and fellow Esports gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides competing in Esports tournaments and enjoying informative and interactive panels, attendees also had the opportunity to partake in hands-on workshops in Personal Computer (PC) building and video editing and learn more about WilmU\u2019s degree programs, including the B.S. in Game Design and Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWilmU fits very comfortably in my life,\u201d Noah Cedeno explains. Cedeno, who attended the event, grew up passionate about video games and is currently pursuing a degree in Game Design and Development at WilmU. \u201cThe flexibility of a lot of the classes here allows for me to work part-time jobs \u2026 and balance my contract work as a game developer very effortlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Girls Who Game is the first of many events that WilmU and FFG plan to co-host, and both organizations are eager to see what the future holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/06\/FFG_GirlsWhoGame_BlogPost_06-22-2-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Shaw and Stephen Sye\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-4102\">Scott Shaw and Stephen Sye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGirls Who Game was a great way to showcase how the \u2018E\u2019 in Esports is really starting to mean \u2018Everyone\u2019 instead of \u2018Electronic,\u2019\u201d says Scott Shaw, assistant professor and chair of WilmU\u2019s Game Design and Development program. \u201cIt was a unique event in that we had both online panels combined with in-person presentations, in addition to the gaming competitions that were held face-to-face and online simultaneously. The partnership between FFG and WilmU enabled that unique offering for competitors and attendees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Girls Who Game was a great way to showcase how the \u2018E\u2019 in Esports is really starting to mean \u2018Everyone\u2019 instead of \u2018Electronic.\u201d \u2014 Scott Shaw<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Sye, CEO of Futures First Gaming, agrees. \u201cHaving the event at Wilmington University provided a great opportunity to showcase how our recently announced partnership can provide opportunities to pursue careers in Esports and technology through an academic career pathway,\u201d Sye says. \u201cWe look forward to hosting more events in partnership with WilmU to continue our work to create a pipeline for gamers to pursue their passions and grow the Esports industry in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how WilmU works with Futures First Gaming, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuresfirstgaming.com\/wilmu\"><strong>https:\/\/www.futuresfirstgaming.com\/wilmu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, June 18, Wilmington University (WilmU) hosted Futures First Gaming\u2019s second annual Girls Who Game Esports event. 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