Andy Kim '17 is the co-president of the Harvard College eSports Association.

The New Student Athlete

LAN parties are eSports-centered gatherings, in festive settings, where players set up a local network, connect with one another, and then compete.

By Sam H. Koppelman

“It was me and three other girls, and I was like: ‘Wow, I did not expect this to happen,’” says David Y. Jeong ’17, a game director of the Harvard eSports Association. He is talking, of course, about a four-player “Super Smash Bros.” game he played on a Nintendo Wii at his club’s first LAN (local area network) party of the year.

Andy Kim '17 is the co-president of the Harvard College eSports Association. By Connie Yan