{"id":9548,"date":"2023-04-17T09:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/?p=9548"},"modified":"2023-04-17T09:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:32:35","slug":"today-get-a-chance-to-win-a-ps5-when-you-register-to-join-us-for-an-evening-of-esports-with-estars-on-april-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/today-get-a-chance-to-win-a-ps5-when-you-register-to-join-us-for-an-evening-of-esports-with-estars-on-april-17\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Get a Chance to Win a PS5 when you Register to Join Us for \u201cAn Evening of Esports with Estars\u201d on April 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Esports-Email-Header-640x300-Apr23_v03.jpg\" alt=\"esports header featuring the Wilkes W over the word esports against a background of gaming computers\" class=\"wp-image-9169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Esports-Email-Header-640x300-Apr23_v03.jpg 640w, https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Esports-Email-Header-640x300-Apr23_v03-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An evening with renowned esports experts David Lee and Maggie Jordan, PhD will kick off an era of competitive gaming at <strong>7 p.m. on Monday, April 17<\/strong> in the McHale Athletic Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with an interest in gaming can now compete in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wilkes.edu\/esports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">esports at Wilkes University<\/a>. Starting this fall, Wilkes will offer competitive gaming in&nbsp;<em>Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Super Smash Bros.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the launch of esports, a presentation and discussion with renowned gaming experts will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn Evening of Esports with Estars\u201d will address the rapid growth of esports, women in gaming and what it means for future generations of college students. It will take place in the McHale Athletic Center at Simms Center on Main. <strong>Doors open at 6:30 p.m. <\/strong>with opportunities for attendees to experience the state-of-the-art gaming stations that will be on campus this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Everyone who registers in advance, or walks in and provides their email address,&nbsp;will be entered to win a PS5!&nbsp;Must be present to win.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-corebuttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkes.edu\/signature-events\/esports-launch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wilkes.edu\/2023\/04\/05\/esports-launches-at-wilkes-university-in-fall-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">news.wilkes.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An evening with renowned esports experts David Lee and Maggie Jordan, PhD will kick off an era of competitive gaming at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17 in the McHale Athletic Center. Students with an interest in gaming can now compete in&nbsp;esports at Wilkes University. Starting this fall, Wilkes will offer competitive gaming in&nbsp;Overwatch, League&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/today-get-a-chance-to-win-a-ps5-when-you-register-to-join-us-for-an-evening-of-esports-with-estars-on-april-17\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TODAY: Get a Chance to Win a PS5 when you Register to Join Us for \u201cAn Evening of Esports with Estars\u201d on April 17<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9549,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9548\/revisions\/9549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}