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Our Supports & Strategic Partners

We pride ourselves on building relationships of mutual gain and with an objective-oriented strategic focus. We also actively work to protect the preexisting communities in and outside of OU and find organic and collaborative ways of elevating the diverse interests of the gaming and esports communities. Take a look at the champions right in our backyard coupled with our partners that have kept our development growing, moving forward, and at a constant rate of expansion. We define partners by relationship building on a first name basis with direct coordination on efforts. If they are on this list it’s because we’ve worked with their administration first hand. Quality over quantity!

Our Supporters

Computer Connection is the one-stop shop for computer parts, repairs, and custom builds in the OKC metro area since 1998. Our passionate team loves to create innovative and challenging builds, and knows the ins and outs of what specifications are needed for a variety of games and gaming PCs. We are proud to bring expertise and creativity in building to the OKC gaming scene. This 2nd generation alumni owned business helps members of our community with all things computer needs related. 

SUPPORTER SINCE 2021

MSI is a world leader in gaming, content creation, business & productivity and AIoT solutions. Bolstered by its cutting-edge R&D capabilities and customer-driven innovation, MSI has a wide-ranging global presence spanning over 120 countries. Its comprehensive lineup of laptops, graphics cards, monitors, motherboards, desktops, peripherals, servers, IPCs, robotic appliances, and vehicle infotainment and telematics systems are globally acclaimed. Committed to advancing user experiences through the finest product quality, intuitive user interface and design aesthetics, MSI is a leading brand that shapes the future of technology.

SUPPORTER SINCE 2023

SENET is a robust cloud based lab management software by ENESTECH. It is geared towards the growing esports and gaming spaces everywhere but especially in educational environments. Allowing for automation of gaming hardware to aid in keeping software updated, workflows efficient, and analytics documented, SENET is invaluable to organizing our venue aimed to serve the OU population of students, staff, faculty, alumni, fans, and campus partners. 

SUPPORTER SINCE 2024

Our Recruitment & Youth Development Partners

Oklahoma Scholastic Esports, or OKSE, is a teacher founded, led, and organized Oklahoma K-12 league representing over 115+ middle/high schools across the state which results in over 2.5K+ students (As of Fall 2022) being involved in intentional gaming and esports structure, development, and growth. Founded in 2019 it has become the states largest K-12 league with inclusion now for grades 4 and up. 

OKSE is a direct partner in opportunity creation for K-12 pipelines in Oklahoma in tandem with our own efforts stabilizing, growing, and build infrastructure in higher education. This partnership will result in future events, recruitment, and additional networking for students and coaches alike on both sides. 

To see a real-time list of all the schools in the OKSE league in Oklahoma CLICK HERE.

PARTNER SINCE 2022

Stay Plugged In is the result of the parental need to support their kids. The founder of espin.gg is a father who was motivated to support his child by creating the hub of information, networking, and elevation of knowledge to other parents like themself. The end result is a recruitment and educational portal that emphasizes elevation of common knowledge, opportunities, and potential to parents and youth alike. Espin.gg also has a deep affinity for supporing their local scene in North Carolina and is further exploring expansion of this focus in other regions where the support structure is ready for further elevation. 

 

- CLICK HERE FOR OUR PORTAL ON ESPIN - 

PARTNER SINCE 2019

The Texas Scholastic Esports Federation was formed as a passion project from educators across the state of Texas who understood the value for students to take part in. TEXSEF represents teachers innovating solutions to meet their students where they are through execution.

Alongside the competitive leagues, they will offer resources for new clubs, professional development packages, live event planning (including regional & state championships), coaching guides and clinics, and more.

PARTNER SINCE 2020

Our Local Partners

DC and Jenna are the co-owners of Commonspace Game Cafe, the leveled up version of Oklahoma’s first board game cafe! There’s over 4,000 square feet of gaming goodness, including a console area, an arcade set up, a pool table, and hundreds of board games and RPG books! They also have an in-house kitchen so they can make goodies such as pizzas, paninis, smoothies, boba teas, and more! Of course, with the current pandemic situation, masks are required for entry, and they make sure all tables and games are sanitized after use for the safety of everyone. Looking forward to seeing folks at the gaming tables! Commonspace also has a study area with whiteboard and easy cafe access for all those study needs!

PARTNER SINCE 2018

HXC is a premier Fighting Game Community (FGC) focused tournament operate in the Oklahoma region. This 10+ year organization has put on the largest FGC focused tournament in Oklahoma called Super Bit Wars. Outside of tournament operations they are considered a community leader in the space and assist, collaborate, and bring to life events for 3rd parties and other flagship tournaments outside of Oklahoma.

PARTNER SINCE 2017

Our Global & National Partners

FITGMR is a comprehensive performance and player development company born out of the work we have done with Cloud9 for over four years, a premier esports organization. We are a team of gamers, professors, Ph.D.’s,, psychologists, esports athletes, coaches, and industry professionals with decades of experience. Through the FITGMR app we offer a holistic approach to health for esports athletes and gamers that addresses the mental and physical demands of competitive gaming so they can perform better in their specific game. FITGMR’s Training Grounds is a best-in-class esports training experience. Certified coaches train and mentor in game-specific strategies and tactics, communication and team building. Training Ground Leagues, Bootcamps, and Discord encourage inclusivity and community.

PARTNER SINCE 2022

Uconnect Esports was born from years of experience being in the exact same place we are but at Texas A&M. Through the very early days of collegiate development, their Owner & CEO has helped ease one of the biggest challenges for student organizational leaders to find resources that incentivize participation and bring the cool factor to campus events. By streamlining the sponsorship workflow to a form with very clear requirements for deliverables, Uconnect empowers student organizations to gain a lot of momentum almost immediately at the event conception phase of planning.

PARTNER SINCE 2022