The Game Room
By Lackawanna College
The Game RoomMar 31, 2020
LCFAN Special Home Edition of Falcons Corner Ep. 21, April 1, 2020
Lackawanna College Falcons Athletic Network Special Home Edition of Falcons Corner Ep. 21, April 1, 2020. Today we feature Lackawanna College President Mark Volk, Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Jill Murray and the guys having an informational conversation about the challenges we have faced with the move to and our current state of the college being online, for everything.
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Ep. 7: The Doctor Is In
Rob and Teddy provide this week's updates (and some corrections from last week) on competitive esports play in the NJCAAE, ECAC, and sLOL. The team also discusses how the coronavirus, or COVID-19, is impacting college esports play and class schedules across the United States.
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Ep. 6: The Show Must Go On
Even though our regular filming itinerary was trumped by a special visitor to Scranton, Pa., we're still delivering our regularly scheduled programming. Excuse any errors that may presume our continued dominance in Overwatch, Rocket League, League of Legends, Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Fortnite. We'll be back with on our normal schedule next week to fix anything we got wrong today! THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Ep. 5: Follow the NJCAAE Leader
In Episode 5 of Season 2, Teddy and Rob run down Lackawanna's run through the NJCAAE in both Overwatch and Rocket League, the highs and lows of our ECAC record so far for the Spring 2020 season, and Rob rips the Tespa League a new one. Join us as Rob gets fired up and Teddy gets bamboozled over Hudson Valley Gamer Con qualifiers as we wrap up February! THANK YOU FOR PLAYING! Our program: http://www.lackawanna.edu/esports Game results: https://www.lackawannafalcons.com/ esports Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlayLCesports esports Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PlayLCesports Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/lackawannaedu --- Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 http://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/PQC7VaL7xlc
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Episode 4: The Gang Gets Confused
This week, Teddy and Rob recap the week's esports action in the NJCAAE in Overwatch, Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. as well as ECAC action in Fortnite, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Smash. They get a little confused along the way, but pull it together in the end. THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
The Game Room Season 2 Episode 3 - It's Time To Smash
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Episode 2 - A winner is us!
The greatest college esports program on the planet is back! This week, Rob Eskra and Teddy Delaney take a bird's eye view of the upcoming competitive seasons in the NJCAAE, NACE, ECAC, and more. It's our first episode with a briefer format. If you miss our in-depth interviews and Hot Takes, don't worry - they'll be debuting as separate clips on other days of the week.
THE GAME ROOM | Season 2, Episode 1
The greatest college esports program on the planet is back! This week, Rob Eskra and Teddy Delaney take a bird's eye view of the upcoming competitive seasons in the NJCAAE, NACE, ECAC, and more. It's our first episode with a briefer format. If you miss our in-depth interviews and Hot Takes, don't worry - they'll be debuting as separate clips on other days of the week.
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 12 with LA Valiant head coach Packing10
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. On the final episode of our first season, we pulled out all the stops. We recap the Fall 2019 season at Lackawanna College, including a shoutout to our national #2 football team! We also bring NEPA native and current LA Valiant Head Overwatch Coach Mike Szklanny to the set to discuss his path to the pros, along with the importance of education, team culture, and player accountability. Mike was also kind enough to spend time with local aspiring high school esports athletes and our own Overwatch team off camera! https://youtu.be/h2d8AOHwNeU
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 11 with Dr. Clint Kennedy of PlayVS
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, Rob and Teddy discuss the NACEsports Rocket League championship for Fall 2019 and Lackawanna's placement in its ECAC Group Play. We also discuss the growth of high school esports with Dr. Clint Kennedy, the director of education at PlayVS. This episode is a must-see for any high school student, teacher, or administrator looking to begin a team at their school! hhttps://youtu.be/zv9AdOwAmJI
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 10 - The System is Down!
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, the team battles computer demons just to bring you an episode. We take a quick look at the beginning of the end of the fall 2019 esports season and preview the top Overwatch teams in ECAC group play, the NACE Smite and Rocket League finals, and more happening starting in mid-November. https://youtu.be/MERv0IS1ULg
THE GAME ROOM | Ep. 9 with Addison Miller of CESN
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we interview the publisher and founder of the Collegiate Esports Network, Addison Miller, about how he founded the site and regularly publishes esports highlights, podcasts, and more. https://youtu.be/y3PqnFXk6fo
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 8, Batman Joins the Podcast?
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, our hosts don their Halloween best to bring you exciting news about new competitive esports games coming to Lackawanna College and a breakdown of the top 10 teams in the NACE Fall 2019 Rocket League Championships. https://youtu.be/xgPSQjXkTto
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 7 with Josh Knutson of Gravity Gaming
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we welcome Josh Knutson of ByteSpeed and Gravity Gaming. His exciting position with the company lets him find virtual reality and esports solutions for high schools and college across the country. https://youtu.be/JNL99s0TzFc
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 6 with Jeff White of the NJCAAE (Pt. 2)
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we conclude our interview with NCJAAE Executive Director Jeff White about the NCJAA's creation of a separate entity dedicated to esports. This time, Jeff talks about planning for national championships, the athleticism of esports, what a season looks like for a particular gaming title, and more. https://youtu.be/m-2izym8VaA
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 5 with Jeff White of the NJCAAE
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we talk with NCJAAE Executive Director Jeff White about the NCJAA's decision to build a separate entity dedicated to esports. This interview had so much great information that we've split it into two parts with the second session releasing on Friday, Oct. 18. This time, Jeff talks about some of the student requirements needed to complete, eligibility for college athletes, NJCAAE launch titles, sponsorship, and more. https://youtu.be/zYXngfL-4ok
THE GAME ROOM Episode 4 feat. Lackawanna esports athlete Matt West
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we talk with Matt West about Lackawanna's recent experience at the HUE Invitational hosted by Harrisburg University. Matt is one of Lackawanna's Overwatch co-captains, and the invitational marked one of the first times the team has competed at a major esports event. https://youtu.be/P6_h6kptzrY
THE GAME ROOM Episode 3 feat. Anna Hanson from Gravity Gaming by ByteSpeed
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we talk with Anna Hanson about how Minnesota-based IT solutions company ByteSpeed built a subdivision called Gravity Gaming based off of their love of esports. The company is providing jerseys, hardware, gaming furniture, and more to esports schools around the country. https://youtu.be/yndUARN9q6M
THE GAME ROOM | Episode 2 feat. Dr. Chris Haskell from Boise State University
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's program focused on college esports. This episode, we have an in-depth chat with Boise State University's Dr. Chris Haskell about the success of BSU's program, the growth trajectory of high school and college esports programs, and the non-existent real-world threat of genius gorillas with lightning guns. https://youtu.be/8kPfDu4UztI
THE GAME ROOM PODCAST | Episode 1 feat. Joya Whittington
WELCOME TO THE GAME ROOM, Lackawanna College's podcast focused on college esports. This episode, we chat with Lackawanna College Athletic Director and Head Women's Basketball Coach Joya Whittington about developing northeastern Pennsylvania's first college esports program. https://youtu.be/AufEOE9T85Y