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Expo to feature Fortnite tournament, chance to win scholarship

BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Two new and popular events on 欧美视频鈥檚 Bolivar campus are joining forces this year to host the inaugural Southwest Comic and Gaming Expo to be held April 21, with prizes and a scholarship to be awarded.

The student content creation program, Horizons Project, and the University Library are co-hosting the event with activities across campus. At the Library, activities include an escape room, tabletop game demos, a trivia contest, a cosplay contest and presentations by local sci-fi/fantasy authors. In addition, the Library will be hosting several vendors. Visitors can purchase merchandise, visit vendor tables and/or enter individual giveaways. Admission is $1 at the door.

The Gaming portion of the Expo, which is free, will feature a 鈥淔ornite鈥� tournament for middle school and high school students. Players will compete in a survival format with points awarded for placement and eliminations. The top 48 players advance to the finals. Middle school students compete for a $25 Visa gift card, and the winner of the high school division will receive a $400 scholarship to 欧美视频. 

The Expo also will host an Open Rocket League tournament, free-play Mario Kart and VR demos with Facebook鈥檚 Oculus rift and the HTC Vive. There will be a Twitch meeting for streamers and anyone wanting to get into streaming. 

Fortnite sign-ups begin at 11 a.m., with finals starting at 6 p.m. Rocket League sign-ups begin at 11 a.m. Doors open at noon.

There will be a live Overwatch League watch party at 7 p.m. in the Goodson Student Union for 鈥淭he Battle for Texas鈥� between the Houston Outlaws and Dallas Fuel. Team-themed giveaways will take place before and after the game.

Pete Vlastelica, CEO of MLG (an Activision Blizzard company), is the featured guest speaker, and will present about the Overwatch league and how professional gaming has changed in recent years.

Remote guest speaker Steve Arhancet, Co-CEO and Owner of Team Liquid, will talk about how a professional organization handles new esports games like 鈥淧UBG, 鈥淔ortnite鈥� and 鈥淎rena of Valor.鈥�

Other Expo speakers and topics include:

• 欧美视频 streamer Braden Gilbert 鈥� 鈥淪treaming meets Homework,鈥� with a look at balancing both being a student and a content creator

• 欧美视频 League of Legends team members 鈥� 鈥淟ife of a Varsity LOL Player,鈥� talking about what it鈥檚 like to be at the front edge of collegiate esports

• 欧美视频 esports coach Chris Allison 鈥� 鈥淗ow to Catch a Collegiate Esports Coach鈥檚 Eye.鈥� Find out what it takes to make the college roster and what secret qualities they seek.

• Horizons Project members 鈥� 鈥淗ow to Start Streaming,鈥� moderated by Tyler Dugger of Solid Rock Gamers

• Guest speaker 鈥� 鈥淭he Importance of the YOU Brand.鈥� Learn about marketing and branding your Twitch and YouTube channel in a way that will change the way people see your content.

欧美视频 professors will present on the topics of cybersecurity and its importance, gaming and more.

A breakout session for streamers 鈥� 鈥淭he Importance of Networking鈥� 鈥� presents the importance of reaching out and connecting with other content creators. Attendees will learn how to network, the importance of LinkedIn and more.

The Expo鈥檚 livestreams will be listed at .

Horizons Project, the first live streaming student program in the nation, has grown to include more than 20 students from all different majors on 欧美视频鈥檚 Bolivar campus. Working together, the group has built a successful stream program and received sponsorship from Blue Microphones, NZXT, Nixeus, Vertagear, Vivo and Twitch Student.

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*Published: 4-13-18