At OU, Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation (ECCI) students gain professional experience in production, leadership, media, operations, outreach, and research. To learn more, read our Q&A with founder and program director Mike “Moog” Aguilar.
“Gaming is for everyone” is the mantra of the founder and director of the OU Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation program.
OU ECCI Director Mike Aguilar, who is also affectionately referred to as Moog, said the program started just as a concept in 2016. It became among the first 25 institutionally supported Esports programs in higher education and received the Global Esports Award for Collegiate Program of The Year in 2023.
Now, OU ECCI further deepens its roots with a gaming facility located in Cross Village B that is set to open on Aug.12.