revenge of the nerds gives students chance to 'geek-out' and compete
lacey klotz |
revenge of the nerds, an annual competition, held by the college of computing & technology, offers students of all majors the opportunity to “geek-out” in a fun and laid-back competition.
on friday, april 8, six teams of four students met in the college’s new facilities in the swang business center to compete in four popular video games – rock band, fifa, mario kart and super smash bros.
“this event was primarily student-run and we chose games that would welcome a broader group of students to participate,” said finn breland, enrollment management specialist in lipscomb’s college of computing & technology and staff sponsor for beestmode gaming.
similar to an all-around event in gymnastics, teams were scored in each game and the final two teams ended up in a sudden death round.
“our top two teams continuously tied the others scores and because students brought their own consoles and games to the competition, one student offered up a different game to use for sudden death,” breland continued. “it was called pokken and was a pokemon fighting game that neither team had played before, and double chins revenge came out victorious.”
top winners were:
- double chins revenge – 1st place
- galactic empire – 2nd place
- ninth circle – 3rd place
a variety of prizes from star wars headphones, to “pop!” vinyl figurines to snapback hats and posters, were also awarded to the first, second and third 
place teams.
sean wallace, a freshman it management major and member of ninth circle, said the revenge of the nerds competition allows any student the chance to compete in a fun, large-scale competition.
“normally you don’t have the space or a big enough group to come together and have this size of competition,” said wallace. “to have these facilities and the professors who help run everything is awesome.”
jessie lippincott, a freshman computer science major and president of beestmode gaming, was also a member of ninth circle and said that compared to beestmode gaming competitions, revenge of the nerds is much more relaxed and easy-going.
“for beestmode gaming competitions, it is much more of a structured organized competition against other teams from other schools or another five-man team,” said lippincott. “with the revenge of the nerds competition, it is definitely still structured but it’s a lot more fun, relaxed and a good time to get together and hang out with friends.”
beestmode gaming is an esports team comprised of students from 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放
’s college of computing & technology who all share a love of gaming.
the club focuses on two games, league of legends, a multiplayer online battle arena game, and counterstrike global offensive, a first-person shooter game.
lipscomb’s college of computing & technology opened its new location in swang business center, in march 2015. its 7,000 square-foot office, classroom and computing facility has been constructed and outfitted with the latest technology thanks to donations from jackson national life, cigna-healthspring and peak 10.
the new facility allows lipscomb students to collaborate with each other and expert faculty and industry advisors through a flexible furniture and open classroom design. the facility also offers clusters of seating and power outlets with plenty of technical connectivity for group work; glass walls intended to serve as writing surfaces; a media lounge and a conference room designed as a community meeting space.