Stream on “scholargame”
Picture of Dr. Rudman’s Twitch Account
January 25, 2022
As the clock strikes six on the evening of each Tuesday and Wednesday, eager students find themselves racing onto Twitch, a live streaming platform, to join the broadcast of “scholargame.” This is the Twitch account run by none other than Dr. Rudman; a QUEST teacher of AP research, AP U.S. government/politics, and AP macroeconomics here at Millikan.
The inspiration for creating “scholargame” came from Dr. Rudman’s own personal enjoyment of playing video games.
“I’ve always liked to play video games,” says Dr. Rudman. “I realized that so do my students and thought the account would be a great way to share the enjoyment of a mutual hobby.”
By joining the live stream, student viewers can participate in watching Dr. Rudman play games such as World of Warcraft and Magic: The Gathering. The account’s two times a week streaming schedule has allowed for students to form a stronger connection with him.
“It’s fun for them to log in and see me in a different setting,” Rudman states. “It’s helped them to get to know me a little bit better.” Dr. Rudman hopes that his activity on “scholargame” will leave students with a sense of validation that their hobbies are worth appreciating.
“Playing video games is a perfectly healthy way to spend your time. It’s good to live a balanced life and to make room for fun.”
In the near future, new and old viewers can look forward to partaking in interactive content on the account. Rudman plans to host voting polls that will allow viewers to dictate his choices within games.
Log into Twitch on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. to join Dr. Rudman and his band of video game appreciators on “scholargame!”
Mathew Martinez • Jan 31, 2022 at 2:03 pm
In the issue Stream on “Scholargame”, Kassie Sainz mentioned that QUEST teacher Dr. Rudman streams on twitch on a two day weekly schedule streaming games like WoW (World of Warcraft) and MTG (Magic: The Gathering). I personally have never seen his streams and as a fellow streamer and president of the esports club and team, I have some questions. First, how does he interact with his chat? As a teacher I would imagine it’s hard to find a healthy way to balance talking with students without incriminating anything that could shame them such as low grades or not doing homework. Second, what other game genres does he play? I mainly play MOBA’s (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena´s) so I’m interested if he plays other genres like moba’s or shooters. I would assume he can’t play some games because of school guidelines and regulations that have to do with violence and guns. Finally, does he know about the Esports Team? It would be interesting to know because if he’s interested in students competing or coaching, there could be real potential for him to stream some of the esports matches going into their spring season.