{"id":182223,"date":"2023-08-22T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=182223"},"modified":"2023-08-22T15:00:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:00:57","slug":"esports-comic-con-honolulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/22\/esports-comic-con-honolulu\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> esports teams compete, recruit prospective students at Comic Con"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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To build momentum into the fall 2023 semester, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa and UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> esports programs participated in an esports competition at Comic Con Honolulu, a gaming, movie and TV<\/abbr> event at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Convention Center in early August. An estimated 7,500 people attended the three-day event.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> entered six teams in League of Legends<\/em>, Valorant<\/em> and Super Smash Bros.<\/em> for the tournament, which featured the best high school and college teams in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. UH<\/abbr> teams dominated all three games, coming out on top for each.<\/p>\n

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“I had the pleasure of coordinating our teams and supervising. It was such a fantastic opportunity to see our local community and build the connection between UH<\/abbr> Esports and our local high schools and other colleges,” said Madeline Gilbert, a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa esports player support coordinator. “I look forward to supporting K–12 esports and expanding the con.”<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s esports Program Director Nyle Sky Kauweloa said it was the first year Comic Con hosted an esports tournament.<\/p>\n

“Overall exposure to the schools to showcase UH<\/abbr>\u2019s teams was really a fantastic thing for us,” Kauweloa said.<\/p>\n

Garrett Lau, president of UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>\u2019s Pueo Gaming, said he was proud to bring his teams to Comic Con.<\/p>\n

“I was amazed about how far we\u2019ve come and how much talent teams from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have,” Lau said. “Comic Con is a really important milestone for esports in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> by having their first ever scholastic invitational and being one of the stepping stones for a brighter future in esports here on the islands.”<\/p>\n

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Dillon “Attach” Price visits UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also in early August, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s esports program hosted Dillon “Attach” Price of the Version1 + Minnesota RØKKR team (a professional esports organization with teams in Call of Duty League<\/em>, Rocket League<\/em> and Valorant<\/em>). UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Call of Duty<\/em> team spent an hour learning about Price\u2019s journey into the ranks as a professional Call of Duty<\/em> player. At 26, Price is nearing retirement as a professional esports player, and Kauweloa and Price discussed his future and the possibilities of returning to college.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Esports is currently recruiting for its esports teams for the 2023–24 academic year. If you are interested in trying out, visit the UH<\/abbr> Esports Twitter<\/a> and Discord<\/a> pages, or email uh.esports@hawaii.edu.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Esports receives substantial funding from the Academy for Creative Media System<\/a>. More stories on UH<\/abbr>\u2019s esports program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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