NG SCHOLARSHIPS..
IN FACT - HAWAII PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN LEADING THE
WAY...
IT WAS THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN
THE STATE WITH AN ESPORTS ARENA
- AND
THE FIRST TO GIVE OUT
COMPETITIVE GAMING
SCHOLARSHIPS...
AND THEY'LL BE GIVING OUT MORE
SCHOLARSHIPS AT THEIR UPCOMING
TOURNAMENTS...
JOINING US THIS MORNING IS REED
PASA-TIEMPO - H-P-U ESPORTS'
ARENA
MANAGER...
ROSS:
1. Q-WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
YOUR UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS AND
MIXERS - AND WHO'S COMPETING?
REED PASATIEMPO, HPU ESPORTS
ARENA MANAGER
A-STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER HAWAII
. . . PARTICULARLY HIGH
SCHOOLERS.
ORGANIZED ESPORTS ARE GROWING AT
MANY SCHOOLS. IT'S HEADING
TOWARD BEING A FULL-FLEDGED TEAM
SPORT LIKE FOOTBALL AND
VOLLEYBALL ROSS:
2. Q-AND IT'S EVEN A SPORT THAT
CAN LAND YOU A SCHALARSHIP . . .
.
A-DEFINITELY THAT. HPU HAS
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WE ARE
DOING IT
2. Q-AND IT'S EVEN A SPORT THAT
CAN LAND YOU A SCHALARSHIP . . .
.
A-DEFINITELY THAT. HPU HAS
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WE ARE
DOING IT
AGAIN IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
WINNERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL
SCHOLARSHIPS OF $3,000 TO ATTEND
HPU. MANY UNIVERSITIES HAVE
FORMED TEAMS AND ARE ALREADY
COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER. HPU
IS DOING JUST THAT. ROSS:
AND WEEKS - WE'LL BE TAKING A
CLOSER
LOOK AT THE RISE OF ESPORTS, AT
ALL LEVELS, FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
COLLEGE,
AND EVEN THE PROS...
BUT TELL US ABOUT HAWAII PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE'S FIRST
ESPORTS ARENA DOWN AT ALOHA
TOWER MARKETPLACE...
A-YES WE DO, AND THAT'S WHERE
THIS UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIP
TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS
IS MORE THAN JUST KIDS PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES.
IT'S TEAM COMPETITION AND IT'S
REALLY TAKING OFF. ANYONE CAN
COME
DOWN AND SEE THE ARENA, TRY SOME
GAMES, AND ALSO COME AND SEE THE
TOURNAMENTS IN A FEW WEEKS. AND
GAMERS . . . . SIGN UP FOR THE
TOURNAMENT TODAY!
ROSS:
SO IF YOU WANNA GET IN THE
GAME..H-P-U IS HAVING AN
TONIGHT STARTING AT 6 P-M...
THEN - THEY'RE HAVING A LEAGUE
AND THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR
THEIR BIG TOURNAMENTS IN
NOVEMBER - IS TOMORROW!
FOR MORE REGISTRATION
INFORMATION - JUST LOG ONTO OUR
KRISTINE:
COMING UP NEXT...
WHILE SQUEEZING INTO A TIGHT
PARKING