By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
GREAT BEND — When Curtis Rose graduated college in 2011, he never thought the video
gaming industry would expand into the college scene. He spent seven years
working as Barton Community College’s multimedia and instructional designer. When
the college in Great Bend started tossing around the idea of adding eSports,
Rose knew he wanted to be involved.
Two years into the program and Barton
eSports has claimed two national championships. Rose said he looks for gamers
in a similar fashion as other coaches.
“You want someone that is coachable and that listens,” said Rose. “Just
playing video games a lot can make you a good player, but it doesn’t
make you a good teammate. It’s a team-based game…so you have to be a
good teammate as well.”
Just under 30 eSports players were part of the Barton program this past
semester. Just like any other sport, there are…
