{"id":5353,"date":"2023-10-18T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:38:39","slug":"raising-awareness-in-the-gaming-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/18\/raising-awareness-in-the-gaming-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Awareness in the Gaming Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91\"]{display:block;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91 wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-kb-palette-14-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5353_2b8a11-91\">Dr. Matthew Wilson<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .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-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .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-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5353_99d0f0-86 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Dr. Matthew Wilson<\/strong>, director of Liberal Arts, is getting the word out about WilmU\u2019s new online <a href=\"https:\/\/go.wilmu.edu\/esports?utm_campaign=search&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=esports&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_referrer=OMTECH&amp;gad=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1MzxwbT9gQMVL0VyCh2ENwJEEAAYASAAEgIJ3PD_BwE\">Esports Certificate program<\/a>, which prepares students to compete in the rapidly expanding field with expertise in business, technology, entrepreneurship, and digital media. As a pancreatic cancer survivor, he also is devoted to raising awareness about the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did both on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O8sPhLccBHw\">live stream<\/a> cast entitled \u201cHarnessing Gaming for a Better Future\u201d with Gamers We Care.&nbsp;Dr. Wilson appeared with <strong>Stephen Sye<\/strong>, CEO and co-founder of Futures First Gaming (FFG), a Middletown-based firm that brings together esports enthusiasts to compete, build community and learn about careers in esports. 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