CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS PRESENTS
Get in the Game: Esports and Libraries Welcome!
Tristan Wheeler Audiovisual & Event Planning Specialist “Gaming is in our Genealogy”
John G. White History of Games-Related Programming at CPL
2003 Annisha Jeffries and Tristan Wheeler develop a small gaming program with two televisions and community-owned systems in Youth Services. 2006 Tristan Wheeler does gaming programs at branches with his own equipment, which showed the demand for more gaming hardware and software. 2011 A public anime club named Urban Otaku was formed at CPL. Experimentation with larger-scale gaming events (library and community equipment) in a 300+ seat auditorium occurs for the first time. 2012 OPS begins to purchase and provide new gaming equipment to be used system-wide. 2014 Large-scale International Games Day event, and the launch of the Teen Center at CPL. 2015 A public gaming community partners with CPL in the grand opening of the Learning Commons, a newly renovated floor of the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Branch. 2016 Innovation Grant: eSports@CPL is proposed and is selected by all-staff voting! 2017 eSports@CPL launches officially. 2019 CPL150: CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY GAMING & ESPORTS CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS The World of Gaming and Esports Gamers: Casuals, Enthusiasts, and Professionals History of Esports Competitive Gaming From video game arcades.. ..to online gaming. Popular Esports Titles Multiplayer Online Battle Arena — [ MOBA ] Popular Esports Titles Fighters Popular Esports Titles Shooters Popular Esports Titles Others Competitors
Snake Eyez Tokido Team Origen USA Japan Spain Spectators Evolution League Twitch.tv Championship Series Championship Series Education
Middle School Esports High School Esports Collegiate Esports Career Opportunities
Tournament Organizer Commentary Pro Gamer Podcast | Twitch.tv CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS Officially supported tournament in SNK’s King of Fighters 14! Music-rhythm games featuring Rock Band 4! And many other games like Overwatch, NBA 2K19, and Rocket League!
VR stations featuring HTC Vive and Vive Pro, gaming PCs with the latest hardware and more than 16 consoles from Atari 2600 to PS4 Pro.
PC Building, and Game Development!
How to do live-streaming on Twitch.tv
Meet other gamers and different gaming organizations and groups in the city of Cleveland! Monthly Events eSports@CPL Tournaments Casual & Variety Gaming
Each monthly event featuring one of our partner groups. Building Support for an Underserved Community Crossover with Other Library Programs CPL GAMING & ESPORTS featured at GIRL POWER! Tai-Renee Avery CPL GAMING & ESPORTS Committee Case Western Reserve University eSports Club
"I love videogames! They're a good stress reliever and I've been able to bond “Keep an open mind and take as many opportunities as you can get despite societal with my brother and my father through gaming." pressures or norms, because you never know where each door could eventually take you." Favorite Games Mario Kart, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us Favorite Games League of Legends, Undertale, and Animal Crossing
Shina Halina Professional Gamer for Outer Haven Esports Cavs Legion GC "I was considered #2 in Ohio for Street Fighter 5 using one of the most technical "I used to play Call of Duty competitively while working to get my degree characters in the game." and now I work in esports full time with the Cavs." Favorite Games Favorite Games Final Fantasy X, Tekken, and Devil May Cry 2K, Call of Duty, League of Legends Cortney Cella CPL GAMING & ESPORTS Committee Outer Haven Esports
"Some of CPL's offerings; Lynda.com (especially the coding classes), "I used gaming to get closer to my father and now I also play games code.org (which uses code blocks to teach code instead of a specific with my fiancé. I encourage women to play more games at public coding language so it's not too hard to start), and The Wing (and other tournaments and to not let the crowd of guys bother them. I know all places like it- they are women only co-working/ social clubs)." too well the type of responses we receive especially when playing online and how there are a few guys who may annoy us in person, Favorite Games but a lot of the players mean well and in order to strengthen the Horizon Zero Dawn, Don't Starve Together, Gears of War community for all women as a whole we have to start showing up!“
“Girls need to know it’s ok to play video games, and they should never feel afraid to go out and do so!"
Favorite Games Crash Bandicoot, League of Legends, Halo
Jessica Jadea CPL GAMING & ESPORTS Committee Cleveland Public Library Staff
"The idea that we game so you can 'notice us.’ "Gaming throughout history was more directed towards guys but as We game because we like to. times changed and many more women have come into the world of Not because you like to." gaming, gaming companies and gaming communities need to respect our presence. Not just women who game but those who also Favorite Games work in the gaming industry." Tetris, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario and Luigi Favorite Games Senken Densetsu 3, LaTale, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Ohio Esports Triathlon CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS Parallels in Demographics Parallels and Similarities in Technology The Gaming Audience is The Library Audience Gaming and Esports-Related Literature
Check to see if your library carries these or other, similar titles! Developing Games-Related Programming
• PC Building • Recording • Professional Gaming • Digital Art • Music Composition • Live-streaming on • Graphic Design • Voice-Acting Twitch.tv • Game Development • Do-It-Yourself • Tournament Commentary • Game Design crafting • Makerspace • Tournament Organizing • Cosplay CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS Partnerships Gaming Organizations and Businesses Partnerships Educational Institutions
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District • Ashland University • Hathaway Brown • Case Western Reserve University • St Edward High School • Kent State University • College Now Greater Cleveland • Lourdes University • Miami University • Ohio State University • Tiffin University • University of Akron • University of Mt. Union Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships Search for opportunities to work with major gaming companies such as Nintendo, Blizzard, Riot Games, CAPCOM, etc.
Cleveland Public Library GAMING & ESPORTS events are officially Library vs Library Esports? One of the major goals that we hope to achieve in 2019 is expanding official GAMING & ESPORTS events to our branches. Research is currently underway to better understand which branches may best fit these events.
Like schools and universities, which host competitive esports events with one another between cities, states and even countries, we are currently exploring the possibility of creating library esports leagues and competitions. Challenges Staff Perception Timing of Events Electrical Supply Security & Storage Scale Equipment, Funding, and Cost Statistics and Feedback Q&A THANK YOU!
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
GAMING & ESPORTS
Tristan Wheeler | [email protected] Audiovisual & Event Planning Specialist Cleveland Public Library | Outreach & Programming Services 325 Superior Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44114 P: 216-623-2887