The Edge
The Edge
California magazine
#9 You Say Couch Potato, I Say Athlete
26 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2021 at 4:00 pm.
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How did video gaming, or esports, make it from your parents’ basement to the big leagues? Laura and Leah discuss with student esport “athletes,” an administrator, and a team owner. Also discussed: why UC Berkeley is investing in gaming as a career path, whether it should be considered a sport, and the industry’s fraught but promising relationship with women gamers. 

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