{"id":185071,"date":"2023-10-13T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=185071"},"modified":"2023-10-27T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:34:29","slug":"pace-esports-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/13\/pace-esports-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Students learn about esports from award-winning UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa team"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The PACE<\/abbr> X UH<\/abbr> Esports event was held on October 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Esports isn\u2019t just about playing video games. It has become one of the world\u2019s most booming industries with career opportunities in many areas, including software engineering, product management, event management, graphic design, marketing, content production and more. In 2022, global esports market revenue was valued at just over $1.38 billion and is forecast to grow to as much as $1.87 billion in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dozens of University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa students learned from the success of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s own skyrocketing esports program, which was named the nation\u2019s best collegiate esports program in 2022<\/a> and has been named a finalist in 2023, at a networking and panel event at the new Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center on October 10. Hosted by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>) in the Shidler College of Business<\/a> in collaboration with UH<\/abbr> Esports, the students learned about:<\/p>\n

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