Esports Initiative
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With the release of the new Super Smash Bros. game for the Wii U and the new Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, ESports Initiative will be hosting a Impromptu Nintendo LAN party. We will be mostly unlocking new content for the Super Smash Bros. Wii U early in the day. Later, we will be hosting a tournament for the Super Smash Bros. Wii U in the late afternoon. Other games will also be presented here so tell your friends to come and have a great time. If you’re a fan of the Buckeyes then you’re in luck, we will have the OSU football game on a display for you to watch.
ESI Background
E-Sports Initiative (formerly OSI) is a nonprofit student organization that partners with companies in the digital media and e-sports industries. We equip entry-level talent with the skills, insight, and experiences that will help them launch their careers in the rapidly-maturing interactive media and video game development space, while connecting companies in the industry to this talent pool. As of fall 2013, E-Sports Initiative is focused on addressing the specific subset of STEM education that relates to the video game industry- computer science and engineering, data analytics, mathematics, and technical design and graphics. We aim to provide certification programs, unique insight into the industry, and networking and leadership development opportunities to future employees in the industry on a national scale through our network.
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/1515646985349462/
Venue
Ohio State Student Union at the Ohio State University
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
The event will be held in the "Great Hall Meeting Room", room numbers 1101,1103, & 1105 on the first floor. The room can hold upwards of 300 people and is 5,070 square feet.
Click here for parking information!
List of Games played at the venue:
Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Other Super Smash Bros. titles
Pokémon
World of Warcraft
League of Legends
Other Nintendo game products that you guys bring.
Food
Food is available in the OSU Student Union and in the surrounding area. The Student Union features the following eating choices
Just outside the Union within 5 minutes walking distance is Chipotle, Jimmy Johns, Subway, Mark Pi's, Waffle House, Panera, Five Guys, several pizza places, and the best gyros in Columbus at Apollo’s.
Fees:
Venue: $5 goes to charity
Super Smash Bros. Wii U Tournament
Singles - $5
Project M 3.5 Tournament
Singles - $5
Doubles - $10 ($5 Per person)
Side event (if time permits) - $2
If you bring a Wii U setup then your venue fee will be waived. If you bring a GameCube or a Wii setup your venue fee will not be waived.
Schedule:
11:00 - Doors Open
12:00 - Registration for Project M and Sm4sh begins
1:00 - Project M Doubles Begins
2:30 - Project M Singles Registration Ends
3:00 - Project M Singles Pools Begins
5:00 - Sm4sh Wii U Singles Pools/Bracket Begins
7:00 - Project M Singles Begins
8:00 - Sm4sh Wii U Singles Bracket Begins?
9:00 - Other possible events
11:30 - Tear down of the venue.
Singles Payout
1st place: 50%
2nd place: 25%
3rd place: 15%
4th place: 10%
Doubles Payout
1st place: 60%
2nd place: 30%
3rd place: 10%
Rules: TBA
Tournament Structure
Doubles will be run with a double elimination bracket - no pools.
Singles will be run with pools followed by a double elimination bracket.
General Rules
Please be courteous to the staff and to the venue itself.
Have a great time.
Please bring your own controller.
ESI Background
E-Sports Initiative (formerly OSI) is a nonprofit student organization that partners with companies in the digital media and e-sports industries. We equip entry-level talent with the skills, insight, and experiences that will help them launch their careers in the rapidly-maturing interactive media and video game development space, while connecting companies in the industry to this talent pool. As of fall 2013, E-Sports Initiative is focused on addressing the specific subset of STEM education that relates to the video game industry- computer science and engineering, data analytics, mathematics, and technical design and graphics. We aim to provide certification programs, unique insight into the industry, and networking and leadership development opportunities to future employees in the industry on a national scale through our network.
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/1515646985349462/
Venue
Ohio State Student Union at the Ohio State University
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
The event will be held in the "Great Hall Meeting Room", room numbers 1101,1103, & 1105 on the first floor. The room can hold upwards of 300 people and is 5,070 square feet.
Click here for parking information!
List of Games played at the venue:
Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Other Super Smash Bros. titles
Pokémon
World of Warcraft
League of Legends
Other Nintendo game products that you guys bring.
Food
Food is available in the OSU Student Union and in the surrounding area. The Student Union features the following eating choices
Just outside the Union within 5 minutes walking distance is Chipotle, Jimmy Johns, Subway, Mark Pi's, Waffle House, Panera, Five Guys, several pizza places, and the best gyros in Columbus at Apollo’s.
Fees:
Venue: $5 goes to charity
Super Smash Bros. Wii U Tournament
Singles - $5
Project M 3.5 Tournament
Singles - $5
Doubles - $10 ($5 Per person)
Side event (if time permits) - $2
If you bring a Wii U setup then your venue fee will be waived. If you bring a GameCube or a Wii setup your venue fee will not be waived.
Schedule:
11:00 - Doors Open
12:00 - Registration for Project M and Sm4sh begins
1:00 - Project M Doubles Begins
2:30 - Project M Singles Registration Ends
3:00 - Project M Singles Pools Begins
5:00 - Sm4sh Wii U Singles Pools/Bracket Begins
7:00 - Project M Singles Begins
8:00 - Sm4sh Wii U Singles Bracket Begins?
9:00 - Other possible events
11:30 - Tear down of the venue.
Singles Payout
1st place: 50%
2nd place: 25%
3rd place: 15%
4th place: 10%
Doubles Payout
1st place: 60%
2nd place: 30%
3rd place: 10%
Rules: TBA
Tournament Structure
Doubles will be run with a double elimination bracket - no pools.
Singles will be run with pools followed by a double elimination bracket.
General Rules
Please be courteous to the staff and to the venue itself.
Have a great time.
Please bring your own controller.
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