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Virtual Reality Is Making Surgeon Training Safer
Originally published April 11, 2019 by WLNY CBS New York. Click HERE to view the article in its original format. CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez Assists In A Procedure At Hospital For Special Surgery, Attests To Just How Important The Technology Is NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) —...
UW creates new eSports center, and not just to distract students
Originally published by Dave Ross of MyNorthWest Staff on April 29, 2019. Click HERE to view the article in its original format. It sometimes leaves parents uneasy to see their college level kids up until 2 a.m. playing Fortnite. But there are some real skills...
Competitive gaming business to open in Fargo
Written by Helmut Schmidt of the Inforum. Originally published May 16, 2019. Click here to view the article in its original format. EGames Central will be moving into an empty suite on the east side of the Time Square West mall at 5050 13th Ave. S., Fargo. The...
The Impact of Esports Video
ByteSpeed Hires Esports and Virtual Reality Solutions Director
MOORHEAD, MN, May 15, 2019 – ByteSpeed has hired Josh Knutson as the Esports and VR Solutions Director. Before joining ByteSpeed, Josh was the Head Esports Coach at the University of Jamestown (ND) which was one of the first 20 varsity level collegiate programs under...
McIntosh County Schools Technology Bus!
Check out McIntosh Schools' Technology Bus! Outfitted with ByteSpeed NUCs and monitors, the technology bus is a mobile Wi-Fi center for the community! The bus has a weekly route where it stops for 2-hour time blocks throughout the community. During these stops,...
Minnesota State University Moorhead to Host a 2-Day Virtual Reality Certification Course for Educators
MOORHEAD, MN, May 2, 2019 – Minnesota State University Moorhead has partnered with ByteSpeed to host world-renowned professor, author, and trainer, Corinne Hoisington, for a two-day virtual reality certification course for educators at MSUM on June 10-11. Professor...
Far from glitzy tech hubs, Chinese city bets big on Virtual Reality
Originally published April 29, 2019 by Dake Kang for the Associated Press. Click HERE to view the article in its original format. NANCHANG, China (AP) — Liu Zixing craned his neck forward for help with fastening the goggles for his first ever taste of virtual...
Esports: Managing a Successful Program on Your Campus
Introducing a new webinar Wednesday, May 22nd, 2-3:30PM ET. Intercollegiate esports programs have exploded on college campuses, offering substantial recruiting and retaining power to colleges and universities. In 2014, there was one intercollegiate esports program in...
Virtual Reality as Therapy for Pain
Originally published April 29, 2019 by Jane E. Brody of the New York Times. Click HERE to view the article in its original format. It’s more than a distraction, researchers say. It’s more like a brain hack that occupies the brain so fully that it has no room to...
Gravity Gaming Liquid-Cooled PC Giveaway Featured at Mall of America Esports Lounge
Enter online today: www.gravitygaming.com/giveaway/ MOORHEAD, MN, April 9, 2019 – Gravity Gaming is excited to announce a liquid-cooled, high-end PC giveaway valued at $5,000. This incredible PC is currently displayed at the new Mtn Dew AMP Game Fuel Esports Lounge in...
The esports emergence: Summit to highlight careers on virtual battlefield
Originally published March 24, 2019 by Kyrie Long at the Fairbanks Daily News-Minor. Click here to view the article in its original format. FAIRBANKS — Noting the rising interest in esports, or competitive video gaming, the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of...
ByteSpeed Attends Alaska’s 1st Esports & Gaming Summit
Originally aired April 1, 2019 and created by Aaron Walling. Click here to view article & newscast in its original format. FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Over the weekend the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosted their first ever eSports and Gaming Summit and I had to check...
Rift of the North eSports Tournament Comes to the Midwest for the First Time
Originally published April 6, 2019 by Tanner Robinson. Click here to view the article in its original format. IT IS THE FIRST BIG ESPORTS TOURNAMENT TO TAKE PLACE IN THE F-M AREA Click HERE for link to news footage. MOORHEAD, Minn. — Nemzek Fieldhouse at Minnesota...
The other Final Four a boon for Collegiate Rocket League
Originally published April 10, 2019 by Doug Cortez at Sony ESPN. Click here to view the article in its original format. There were two "Final Four" tournaments that took place in Minneapolis last weekend. While Michigan State, Texas Tech, Virginia and Auburn fought...