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The equipment for esports will be installed in room M-133 within Keegan Hall. The computers will be shared with academic users as well, mostly with the Media Department. Morrow said the computers should be ready by the beginning of the winter quarter.
Unlike other athletic programs in college, the esports team doesn’t have a designated space at the moment. They will continue to share room M-133 with the Media Department for the current academic year.
Now that the computers will be installed very soon, Morrow said the next step is to figure out the streaming situation. She said she hopes the Pirates fans can watch the games and see what they are all about as soon as possible.
The esports team will presumably stream via Twitch. Simulcasting into the Pirate Union Building is a possibility as well, although the logistics are to be further discussed.
As far as the jerseys for the team, David Siqueiros, who has designed professional jerseys such as one for Cloud9, Team Liquid and Rogue, is working on composing them. It is planned that Gamertags – the nickname players use when playing games – will be printed on the back of their jerseys.
Coach Morrow said it’s all coming together. Jerseys and computers are going to bolster the players’ identity as student-athletes, which is extremely valuable and important.
The team is exploring exhibition matches with other colleges in the area. In addition to the exhibition matches, National Junior College Athletic Association is starting the esports circuit in the winter. Depending on what games the association will run, Peninsula College esports Team might be able to participate in it, Morrow said.