Universities respond to growth of e-sports

The world calls professional competitive video gaming "e-sports." In April, the University of Utah announced the sponsoring of a varsity e-sports team. It is the first school from the Power 5 athletic conference to offer such program. It is the first school from the Power 5 athletic conference to offer such program. In the last couple of years, e-sports has become huge around the world with hundreds of millions tuning in to watch. In 2014, Amazon acquired Twitch, which is the live streaming video platform in online gaming broadcasts.