The course launched last year
The University of Northampton’s eSport degree will benefit from one academic’s interest in research. The University opened its doors to its first eSports students last year, a bespoke degree geared toward creating the next generation of digital sporting stars.
“Given how rapidly evolving the sport is it’s important that, as educators at the University, we make sure our degree reflects any new developments, so our students are as prepared as possible for the world of professional eSports after they graduate. “Esports has such a uniqueness to it, it’s our duty to capture that uniqueness to ‘tell’ our students the sport’s own, individual story. As a team, we then feed that back into classes to help our students use these instruments to develop their knowledge and transferrable skills and, of course, enhance their employability.”At NorthantsLive we're more than just news.
One possible application of Lucy’s findings is developing eSports events to deliver the "perfect" gaming tournament experience. “To get the Award feels quite amazing. I told my parents and my friends and everyone who has supported me, and they are all very happy for me.