Sociology major Vianka Smith (back) and her friend Diana Ojeda (front) share laughs after getting “spawn-killed” over a fun and intense match playing “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” at the Warrior Esports Center on Feb. 27. Smith said that she doesn’t have access to play video games at home, but she enjoys going to the center to play games for fun. (Khoury Williams | The Union)
Two opposing factions are getting ready to face off against each other across Al Bagra Fortress, a medieval-inspired battlefield located in a fictional West Asian country.
The first round begins.
The sounds of grenade explosions can be heard in the background as bullets whistle through the air, flying past the player-controlled character as they run toward the main hall of the fortress.
Spotted by an enemy player, the main operator readies their Kastov-74U rifle, only to be met by an opposing player…
