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UCI gamers cheer on a teammate during a “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” competition earlier this year at Saddleback College.

UCI Esports teams with GameChanger Charity, Amazon Web Services for Giving Tuesday

‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ tournament Dec. 3 will benefit hospitalized children, teens

Donation from gamer funds new scholarship esports team for ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’

UCI Esports will host a pilot scholarship team for “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” during the 2019-20 academic year – thanks to a $50,000 gift from the owners of Street Media, which publishes Irvine Weekly and LA Weekly, led by CEO (and gamer) Brian Calle. Players will be jointly selected by UCI Esports and the TAG Smash […]

UCI-created computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana wins award

The UCI-created computer game “Sankofa” has won a bronze medal in the 2018 International Serious Play Awards. It was developed by Magda El Zarki, professor of computer science and director of UCI’s Institute for Virtual Environments & Computer Games; Patricia Seed, professor of history; and Jessica Kernan, industry professional and institute staff member. “Sankofa” teaches […]

UCI Dream Eaters climb to round of eight in Heroes of the Dorm collegiate esports tourney

The UCI Dream Eaters continue to devour opponents’ hopes and dreams in Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament. The UCI esports squad secured a berth in the round of eight after a 2-0 defeat of the Snow Frogs from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in the round of 16. “We practiced hard […]

Bucking trend of upsets, UCI Dream Eaters advance in Heroes of the Dorm tournament

After upsets for many prominent teams in Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament, the top-ranked UCI Dream Eaters survived the pressure to take down team Crimson Gaming from the University of Utah last week. The Dream Eaters advanced with a clean 2-0 victory and now move on to the round of 16, where […]

UCI esports team will compete in Fiesta Bowl

Players and coaches representing UCI’s top-ranked Overwatch team are fired up for their trip this weekend to the Fiesta Bowl Overwatch Collegiate National Championship on the campus of Arizona State University. Famous as an annual college football tournament, the Fiesta Bowl partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to allow the best collegiate computer gaming teams to clash. This year’s event features […]

Bringing history to life

Unlikely UCI trio designs educational computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana

UCI interactive game a hit at IndieCade festival

“Magia Transformo: The Dance of Transformation,” a game created by a team led by Josh Tanenbaum, UCI assistant professor of informatics, debuted in early October at the prestigious IndieCade festival in Los Angeles. Selected from more than 1,000 entries to be one of just over 100 titles to be demonstrated at the event, the mixed-reality […]

Digital do-gooders

Informatics new hires plan to take beneficial gaming to the next level

A Bold New Sports Franchise

Seeing video games as the next frontier in college athletics, UCI launches player scholarships and a first-of-its-kind arena