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Esports are being taught in schools. Could they give students useful workplace skills?

Japan has just opened its first esports high school, and education publisher Pearson has worked with the British Esports Federation to develop the world's first esports qualification. "Esports is not [sitting] in your bedroom playing on your own in the dark eating crisps; it's teams of people playing against teams of people in a competitive environment," Tom Dore of the British Esports Federation told website Which School Advisor.

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Not Everyone Feels Welcome in Esports. This University Is Fighting Toxicity With Diversity.

The way Cassens sees it, all of them can benefit socially and academically from the community aspect of the esports program. At the University of Montana, esports player and fine arts student Canyon Hardy says coaches and staff make it clear that any harassment will get students booted from the program.

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Skill-based Matchmaking In Games: Does It Work?

Online gaming means that thousands of people can come together and play amongst themselves. Popular games like Call of Duty really spawned the idea of gamers playing with other people from all over the world. What tends to happen is lobbies are formed in-game, and different users are placed into them. When all the spots are filled up, the game can commence. Regardless of what game you play, this is the typical way of things happening.

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