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WHY IS BUTLER TAKING THE LEAP
INTO ESPORTS?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT VERY MUCH
MORE OF A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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POSITION. WE'RE FOCUSING ON
THREE DIFFERENT PILLARS ON THE
COMPETITION, AND PROVIDING FOR
WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN THE

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BIG EAST, AND ALSO
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY. BUT THEN
ALSO FOCUSING ON THE CURRICULAR
SIDE OF THINGS. SO WE HAVE

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FACULTY INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING
THAT HAS TO DO WITH ESPORTS FROM
PRODUCTION, SPORTS MEDIA AND
BROADCASTING COMPONENTS, AS WELL

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AS GAME FYING CURRICULUM. WE
WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THAT. VERY
MUCH MORE FOCUSED, TOO, ON THE
COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE

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STRATEGICALLY LOCATED WHERE
WE'RE PUTTING THE NEW SPACE, TO
BE IN A VERY EXTERNALLY
POSITIONED LOCATION BETWEEN

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HINKLE FIELD HOUSE, RECREATION
COMPLEX AND PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT THE

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COMPETITION ASPECT. YOU'RE
COMPETING IN THE BIG EAST WITH
OTHER BIG EAST UNIVERSITIES,
ROCKET LEAGUE. THE LEAGUE OF

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LEGENDS. AGAIN, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PLAY,
AND YOU WANT TO WIN, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS

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IS -- WE'VE DONE YEAR-TO-YEAR
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THE
BIG EAST HAS COME IN, AND THE
PRESIDENTS HAVE AGREED INTO A

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MORE COLLECTIVE DECISION FOR A
THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT INTO THE
SPACE THAT WE CAN CREATE
FRAMEWORK AROUND IT, WE'LL HAVE

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OUR FIRST LAND CENTER TURNMENT
HOSTED IN NEW YORK IN EARLY
DECEMBER.
>> BACK TO COMMUNITY. THIS,

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AGAIN, IS NOT JUST SOMETHING FOR
BUTLER, AND STUDENTS, AND BY THE
CONNECTED WITH BUTLER, YOU WANT
THIS INTENTIONALLY TO BE

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SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE FROM
AROUND CENTRAL INDIANA CAN BE
INVOLVED IN.
>> CORRECT. ANYTHING FROM NEW

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BUSINESS START-UPS, WE'VE
POSITIONED OFFICE SPACES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER
COMPANIES TO COME INSIDE AND

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WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE US. SO VERY
MUCH LIKE WE'VE REFLECTED WITH
OUR NEW LACY SCHOOL, WE'RE
TRYING TO ACTIVATE THAT SPACE

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AND ALLOW IT TO BE
MULTI-FACETTED FOR THOSE
COMMUNITY PART ARE PARTNERS IN
SPORTS AND TECHNOLOGY.

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>> UNIVERSITIES HAVE A GUN TO
OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS, YOU CAN GO
TO BUTLER UNIVERSITY POTENTIALLY
AT SOME POINT, NOT YET, AS YOU

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MENTIONED BEFORE WE WERE ON THE
AIR, BUT AT SOME POINT THERE
MIGHT BE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE.
>> CORRECT. WE'RE WORKING TO

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DEFINE HOW WE WANT TO DO THAT
AND CREATE THAT FORWARD PATHWAY.
>> THE, AGAIN, THIS
IS -- EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE

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ROCKET LEAGUE IS, FOR INSTANCE.
CAN YOU SYNTHESIZE THAT FOR ME?
>> THAT ONE IS PROBABLY THE MOST
EASIEST TO CONCEPTUALLY

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VISUALIZE. IT IS ACTUALLY JUST
LIKE SOCCER, BUT YOU'RE DRIVING
CARS TO PUT THE SOCCER BALL INTO
THE NET. SO, VERY MUCH IN THAT

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WORLD.
>> WE SAID, THE NCAA AT SOME
POINT, OR EVEN THE LOCALLY BASED
NCAA, OR THE NATIONAL FEDERATION

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OF HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS,
MIGHT THEY BECOME INVOLVED IN
ESPORTS AT SOME POINT?
>> YES, AND INVOLVED ALREADY,

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AND STILL ROLLING THAT OUT TO
DIFFERENT STATES. THE NCAA
CONTINUES TO KEEP ABREAST OF
THAT SITUATION HOW TO DEFINE IT.

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>> IF YOU COULD, WHERE WILL THIS
BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW?
>> GREAT QUESTION. I THINK TIME
WILL TELL WITH THAT, VERY MUCH

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SO, BUT AS FAR AS THE COLLEGIATE
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE CAN
REALLY ALIGN OURSELVES WITH
TRADITIONAL SPORTS. SO PROVIDING

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NEXT STEPS FOR THOSE THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN THE PIPELINE OF
ACTIVITY, AND ENGAGEMENT AND
COMPETITION, BUT THEN ALSO ON

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THE BACK END FOR AN END TO END
DELIVERY TO WORK, THEN, IN THOSE
TECH COMPANIES AND PARTNERS THAT
ARE RIGHT THERE ON OUR CAMPUS.

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>> IT IS JUST A FASCINATING
CONCEPT WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH
ALL THIS. AS WE WRAP UP, IF YOU
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT

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BUTLER'S OFFERINGS, WHERE MIGHT
THEY FIND THAT.