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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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“The Roundtable: The Rise of eSports and Gaming” featured Will Hankinson, M.S. Digital Media alumnus, on Atlanta Tech Edge. Watch full video here.
Hankinson discussed the topic with Tyrone Poole and reporter Cara Kneer:
“eSports is extremely competitive and requires quick reflexes, strategy and coordination. But are these gamers athletes? Will we see eSports in the Olympics in the near future?”