By: Jeremy Blye

 

Now that we are slowly winding down with the end of summer, I thought it would be neat to do a little reflection of what has gone on here at DePaul Esports and how far we have come. I honestly cannot believe that we are almost done with summer. It feels quite odd that the school year is virtually a few weeks away. Luckily, we do not (hopefully) any virtual school. I’m sure everyone including myself is excited to be back for in-person classes. All of this is just a side-note, but let’s take a look into what exactly has gone on.

 

Summer Showdown:

 

This whole series was by far the most enjoyable part of this summer. I never thought that I would be in a position of producing, casting, and putting together events. Yet, look where Kevin and I ended up going. We were able to have an event for COD, Rocket League, and VALORANT. Unfortunately, we were unable to host the event for Rainbow Six Siege, but hopefully we will be able to host more for the future. There was a lot of learning to be had by holding these events, but it honestly showed the potential we have for any type of physical or virtual event for our program. It was crazy to see that we would have consistently at least 20-30 viewers and VODs with over 400 views. Just about half of our whole community is tagging along for these events. This makes me so excited to see how hyper people are to get back to somewhat of a normal life. Now imagine what we could do if we ever do something like this in person. I guess time will have to tell. All I know is that Kevin and I will use everything we experienced over the past few months to bring with us for the future of the program.

 

DePaul Gaming League:

 

Unfortunately for me, I was unable to participate in any of our DGL series. I was honestly working when these occurred, but I still found time to look over the VODs. It was crazy to think that we were able to expand to games such as Skribbl.io and even Animal Crossing. Even though not as many people participated within these events, it was great to see how our casual side of the community was able to appreciate the smaller things we may offer. I know we were thinking of trying to host more pick up games throughout our different titles, but that unfortunately was unable to work out.

 

This Blog:

 

Now, I think we all know about this blog. The one and only Jeremy Blye is able to write this blog and find people to interview at the same time. I hope everyone who has had the chance to read some of my words and phrases even though they can be a bit much at points. I look forward to continue this into our upcoming school year.

 

I think this wraps up virtually everything I have to say for this blog. Like we have mentioned in the past, make sure you check out our Gaming Center in our Loop Campus. Starting Monday, August 23rd, it will be open from 11:30AM-9PM M-Th and 11:30AM-7:30PM on Fridays. Also if you are on campus, I may quite possibly be your RA if you are on the fourth floor of University Hall! Be on the lookout for what we have in the future!