Boise State’s Esports program has been something I’ve followed for several months now. When I got accepted to Boise State in November, I knew instantly what I wanted to pursue. After spending a year in Seattle following my prior dream to be a game designer, I found that creating games wasn’t for me. Instead of writing long lines of code all day, I wanted to throw myself into the competition that games were creating.
I started playing League of Legends back in my freshman year of high school. It wasn’t long after that I discovered the League of Legends Championship Series. That’s what got me into esports, and I have been following the scene ever since. After that, my interests expanded to Call of Duty, Counterstrike, and various Twitch tournaments.
It wasn’t until February of this year that I realized I could make a living for myself in the esports scene. When I saw a job posting for Daily esports as a journalist, I figured this was the best way to get my start in the esports scene. I was already following the latest news in the scene and found it easy to write about in my spare time.
When I was looking into Boise State’s Esports program, I didn’t realize there were so many opportunities out there for people who couldn’t play competitively. It would be my dream to be able to play games at the professional level, but unfortunately, I’ve never been that talented. I reached out to Doc Haskell during the pandemic and he assured me that there would be a place for me in the program. Journalism in esports came easily to me since I was already doing it in my spare time. Now that I get to write for Boise State’s Esports program, its just another fun thing I can do in my free time.