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Let the Games Begin Die amptelike kwartaalblad van die leerders van Paul Roos Gimnasium Official quarterly of the pupils of Paul Roos Gymnasium Volume 71 Founded 1962 Gestig SemperJunie 2018 Gratis | Free World Peace, Check! p. 2 Matrieks, let op! p. 12 World Choir What? p.5 Let the games begin eSport takes flight at PRG Daniel Olivier increasing popularity amongst Fifty learners attended the PRG high schools across South Afri­ LAN in March and Plantronics RG’s League of Leg­ ca. There are titles to be claimed, sponsored prizes for a CSGO and ends team, Eternals and prize pools to be plundered and Fornite Battle Royale mini­tour­ Hearthstone player Mat­ fierce competitors to be faced nament. The committee plans on Pthias Dhont participated in in tournaments that could even hosting another event in the third the Mind Sports South Africa earn a player Springbok colours. term during which trials may be (MSSA) National Team Trials As with any sport, it takes dis­ held for PRG’s next eSports sea­ hosted at Vereeniging Gymna­ cipline and many hours of hard son. Learners who would like to sium in June 2018. work (and play) to succeed. get involved with eSports at PRG, Matthias proved his mettle, se­ Top­ranking high school com­ can apply for a position on the Foto’s: Verskaf curing a first place within the petitors typically have more than committee during the third term. high schools’ category, and com­ 2 000 hours played. Gaming is PRG Imperium plans on con­ ing second in the country overall. clearly not always child’s play. tinuing to dominate high school PRG Eternals won all their Only one week after the launch eSports by managing teams in a matches and even took one game of Imperium, PRG claimed sec­ professional manner. The com­ 3 vs 5 despite the fact that two ond place out of twenty schools mittee believes that coaching is players were experiencing tech­ across the country at the On­ the next step to achieving this nical difficulties. All six players line Interschools Championship. goal. As high school gaming showed discipline by studying Contrary to popular belief, there develops, the already growing for the following week’s exams is no such thing as an overnight eSports industry of South Africa despite being on tour. victor when it comes to competi­ will expand even more. The trip to Vereeniging received tive gaming. All participants had So much has been achieved overwhelming support from already spent hundreds of hours within the PRG eSports arena both the parents of these stu­ honing their skills – long before within a mere five months. So dents and Plantronics. This event the launch of Imperium. many more opportunities and allows players the opportunity to PRG is now reaping the rewards challenges await. Committed earn their National colours. of their dedication. players, commentators, event Whether parents believe that In addition to the interschools planners, content creators, game e Sport is an actual sport or championships, two more suc­ developers and artists all stand to not, the reality is that this is a cessful events (one competitive benefit from the development of fast­growing industry interna­ and one social) have been hosted this exciting industry. tionally and is now also gaining in the Japie Krige since February. Fast facts about PRG’s eSports Club • The club was founded in February 2018. • The name, Imperium, is from the Latin for “absolute power”. • Under the leadership of Mr Louis van der Merwe, the Impe­ rium committee is responsible for all organisation and admin related to PRG eSports. • The club currently has 40 active players for the games Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO), Defence of the Ancients 2 (DotA 2), League of Legends (LoL) and Hearthstone. • The club is sponsored by Plantronics and Headset Solutions who served as catalysts for the development of eSports at Paul Roos. • According to Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), Imperi­ um’s Dota 2 and LoL first teams are currently ranked as the top high school teams in the country. • PRG’s CSGO teams have also been very successful in the High School eSports League, with our second team beating Grey HS’s first team 16 – 5. Semper | 2 2018 Junie Junie 2018 Semper | 3 Current Affairs | Aktueel Current Affairs | Aktueel Alexander Aldrich Jy maak nie jou eie keuses nie ‘Play us a Song, you’re the Piano Man’ oekom gebruik ons nog die so­ hoop hul teikengehoor sal ook daarvan Francois du Toit En op 15 Mei vanjaar is hy gehoor klavier speel. getrek om met sy lesse by mnr. siale media ? hou. Is dit om jou netwerk met an­ Vandag, met die klem al hoe meer op ’n aangewys as die wenner van die Mnr. Strijdom was so beïndruk Strijdom te kan voortgaan. Dit is derH mense in stand te hou, om na foto’s ooraanbod van data, is die proses omge­ Hugo Lambrechts Musiek­kom­ met sy spel dat hy onmiddellik dus ’n voorreg om Reinhardt ’n en video’s op die Matrieks 2018 “page” te keerd. petisie. sy onderwyser wou word, en dit Paul Roos­broer te kan noem. Sy kyk, of om ’n beeld van jouself te skep Bemarking begin nie nou meer bo en Reinhardt het by mnr. Strijdom is toe dat Reinhardt ’n passie vir toekomsvisie behels om een van wat jy graag wil hê die res van die wêreld syfer af na die verbruiker toe nie, maar van die kompetisie by Hugo klavier ontwikkel het. die wêreld se voorste pianiste te moet sien? begin nou by die verbruiker. Maak nie saak watter een van hierdie re­ En dit is waar Cambridge Analytica Lambrechts gehoor. Hy het dit Reinhardt wil graag ’n kon­ word. des jy ook al reken op jou van toepassing inkom. Foto: Verskaf goed gedink om die geleentheid sertpia nis te word. is nie, jy sal seker saamstem dat jy op die As ek my begrip van hierdie maatskappy aan te gryp, aangesien dit uitste­ Hy het hierdie jaar van Bloem­ een of ander tyd inligting van jouself op se doel in een sin kan opsom, dan sal dit kende blootstelling vir hom as ’n fontein af Stellenbosch toe sosiale media gesit het – tensy jy ’n fop­ wees dat hulle dieselfde prente vir almal profiel het, natuurlik. uitdeel, maar deur verskillende filters. ein­ jong pianis is. Jy wys watter aktiwiteite jy geniet, waar Bemarkers hoef nou nie meer te raai hardt Sy prys is onder meer ’n geleen­ jy vakansie hou en wie jou vriende is. wat die verbruiker wil hê nie; deur die Grob­ theid om op 26 Augustus as Die antieke sosialemediaplatform, insameling van grootskaalse data kan Rbelaar: solis by die Hugo Lambrechts Facebook, het hierop gekapitaliseer. Die die verbruiker aandui wat hulle wil hê, Nés die skool Musiekfees saam met die Hugo vraag is: hóékom het hulle dit gedoen, en hulle kan dus hul hulpbronne baie hóé het hulle dit gedoen, en is daar enige meer fokus en sentraliseer op hul ware dink dat hy Lambrechts­jeugorkes op te tree. rede om bekommerd te wees? teikenmark. Hoe meer datasteekproewe ongekende Reinhardt se musiekloopbaan Soos ons almal weet, is die tye van poli­ jy het, hoe beter is die raamwerk wat ver­ hoog tes al­ het op 9­jarige ouderdom begin, tiek sonder aansien des persoons lankal skillende demografieë jou bied. En waar reeds bereik en ironies genoeg was hy in ’n verby. Politici jaag stemme, en wil altyd is die één plek waar jy miljoene data­ weet hoe hulle meer kan kry. Hulle pas monsters van individue se persoonlike het, word Paul stadium op ’n punt waar hy sy hul slagspreuke, hul plakkate en verkie­ inligting kan aftrek? waarskynlik vir hom sal stem, en gevolg­ dit nie. Wanneer jy iets op sosiale media Baie mense is bang vir hierdie tipe be­ Roos Gimna­ musieklesse eenvoudig gehaat singsveldtogte aan gebaseer op wat húlle Facebook. Facebook het die data­ontle­ lik hoe hulle die bemarking moet aanpas sit, dan weet jy mos dis daar buite vir die marking. Hulle voel dat hulle gemanipu­ sium nogmaals het en vas van plan was om op dink die opinie van die burger sal swaai. dingsmaatskappy, Cambridge Analytica, om te verseker dat hierdie individu wél publiek om te sien. leer word, en dat hulle stem nie hulle eie deur Reinhardt Grobbelaar en te hou speel. Hy het nietemin En dis presies híér waar sekere politici, toegang gegee tot die inligting van hul vir hom sal stem. Nadat dit bekend ge­ Dit is paradoksaal om persoonlike in­ is nie. Ek voel egter dat as jy volwasse sy merkwaardige musikale ta­ probeer vasbyt. soos Ted Cruz en Donald Trump, dit ’n verbruikers. Cambridge Analytica kon ligting van jouself op ’n sosiale media­ genoeg is om te kan stem, jou politieke word het dat Facebook vir Cambridge lent verras. Eers in sy Graad 7­jaar het hy stappie verder gevat het. tot 80 miljoen individue se persoon­ Analytica toestemming gegee het om die platform te sit en dan ontsteld te wees as standpunt nie alleenlik beïnvloed be­ ’n Paar dekades terug het groot sakeon­ like data insamel: waar hulle woon, van Facebook gebruikers se inligting te ge­ dit gebruik word. Aangesien dit open­ hoort te word deur aangepaste bemar­ Verlede kwartaal is hy een van musiek in ’n ander lig begin sien. dernemings kreatiewe individue byme­ watter flieks en musiek hulle hou, na bruik, was daar ’n groot gevoel van ver­ baar is, behoort jy geensins benadeel te king nie. slegs vyftien leerders wêreld­ Ons eie mnr. Cezarre Strijdom kaargekry om vorendag te kom met wie se Facebook­profiele hulle kyk en ontwaardiging by gebruikers, en Mark word as hierdie inligting gebruik word Dit is wel ’n interessante gedagte om te wyd wat uit 7 000 aansoeke se suster het vir Reinhardt sakso­ idees vir die bemarking van hul produk al hulle vriende se inligting ook.
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