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CSL article in the Harvard Crimson

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Peanutsc
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States277 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-18 20:53:25
March 18 2009 20:22 GMT
#1
I'm really happy about the fact that this article made it into the Harvard daily newspaper. I mean, I know it's no StarCraft class like Berkeley, but I definitely think it's time that more people realize the size and scope of the competitive/professional gaming phenomenon and how it can factor into daily life, especially in the West. I guess people could argue that it's still only a small part of the population that's into this stuff, or that only a small percentage of the population is composed of hardcore gamers, but I think having gaming leagues at the collegiate level bridges that gap nicely. A lot of people seem to have the impression that PC games are for crazy obsessed WoW-playing nerds and that on the other hand Wii and xbox gaming is just kind of a normal casual thing, but I don't think it is - it's all part of a trend in recreational entertainment. I hope stuff like the CSL and the UC Starleague get more press in college and mainstream media, because I think that's the best entry point for competitive gaming into the consciousness of people who think that playing on a sports team makes you normal but playing video games makes you a total nerd.

So if you're a college student and feel strongly about competitive and pro gaming, write an editorial and send it in! Let's get people excited!

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527221
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Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
March 18 2009 20:24 GMT
#2
this is not a good OP. Fix please.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
March 18 2009 21:42 GMT
#3
Cool. I don't think there are enough people who play SC at UCR to do such a thing...even when we get together to practice, we call 'em nerd nights...lol.

Yeah.
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hsidori
Profile Joined March 2006
United States116 Posts
March 18 2009 21:50 GMT
#4
this article kind of glosses over what CSL is, focusing instead on Korean eSports. not what i was expecting -_-

nonetheless, it's a good way to get the name out there
Centric
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1989 Posts
March 18 2009 22:03 GMT
#5
Very nice.
Super serious.
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
March 18 2009 22:12 GMT
#6
No mention of Voice of Esports LLC? Disappointing.
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vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
March 18 2009 22:36 GMT
#7
On March 19 2009 06:50 hsidori wrote:
this article kind of glosses over what CSL is, focusing instead on Korean eSports. not what i was expecting -_-

nonetheless, it's a good way to get the name out there


I agree, but it's a good start. They did call for write-ups of the starcraft matches when Harvard plays; hopefully this is the start of more attention to esports.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
March 18 2009 23:33 GMT
#8
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.
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azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
March 18 2009 23:47 GMT
#9
league -- n. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves

it's all like... organized and stuff =x
anotak
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1537 Posts
March 18 2009 23:50 GMT
#10
On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.

it's a league they're playing roundrobin matches every week
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2898 Posts
March 19 2009 00:26 GMT
#11
very nice peanut

harvard better fucking recognize!
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-19 00:28:15
March 19 2009 00:27 GMT
#12
On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.


Some friends of mine have played in it, and it seems pretty organized...matches are at a regular time each week, reps are saved...not sure whether there's a playoff structure in the works, but the regular season is definitely extremely well-done in my experience.

Certainly more than schools playing "randomly for fun".
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404.Nintu
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1723 Posts
March 19 2009 00:58 GMT
#13
Lets see how many Harvard students we can lure away from studies and into the loving embrace of mother starcraft.
"So, then did the American yum-yum clown monkey also represent the FCC?"
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
March 19 2009 01:15 GMT
#14
On March 19 2009 09:27 JWD wrote:
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On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.


Some friends of mine have played in it, and it seems pretty organized...matches are at a regular time each week, reps are saved...not sure whether there's a playoff structure in the works, but the regular season is definitely extremely well-done in my experience.

Certainly more than schools playing "randomly for fun".

Oh wow okay my mistake. I had only heard of a few matches so obviously I didn't do my research.
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FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
March 19 2009 01:19 GMT
#15
The CSL is retarded in the sense the games take place on Saturday nights generally. I've missed two weeks because I've gone out on Saturday nights, and last week I played my first game (won hehe), was first out of the 5 games, and left immediately after around 7:00 PM to go out.

I know it's hard because I'm on west coast thus east coast was 3 hours later, but still, I'm out at 10:00 PM on a sat night as well... sundays are so much better imo.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
March 19 2009 01:35 GMT
#16
On March 19 2009 10:19 FabledIntegral wrote:
The CSL is retarded in the sense the games take place on Saturday nights generally. I've missed two weeks because I've gone out on Saturday nights, and last week I played my first game (won hehe), was first out of the 5 games, and left immediately after around 7:00 PM to go out.

I know it's hard because I'm on west coast thus east coast was 3 hours later, but still, I'm out at 10:00 PM on a sat night as well... sundays are so much better imo.


Sunday's are UCPL, so we could have done that. Sunday night is when everyone does homework as far as I can tell -_-;;

CSL has playoffs btw, they're next week I think.
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nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
March 19 2009 02:16 GMT
#17
I suppose it's on saturday because they assumed the people who would play in the league wouldn't even be going out anyway lol.
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Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
March 19 2009 02:27 GMT
#18
Wow.. I'm amazed how organised the CSL seems to be. The coverage (even if its only uni newspapers) is awesome. Good job CSL team~
liger13
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1060 Posts
March 19 2009 02:31 GMT
#19
haha... i really hope this grows

who knows...

it could get bigger than football or basketball
here's hoping
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
March 19 2009 02:49 GMT
#20
On March 19 2009 11:31 liger13 wrote:
haha... i really hope this grows

who knows...

it could get bigger than football or basketball
here's hoping

lol SC should so become an NCAA sport
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