Keeping Well at Work: Creating Community through Esports and Gaming (Workshop on December 3, 2025)
Workshop Overview
Explore the new Warrior Esports and Gaming Lounge with Keeping Well at Work to discover how gaming can boost well-being through stress relief, creativity, identity, and connection.
Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just curious to learn more, this hands-on workshop invites you to explore how play brings people together. From casual competitions to gaming nights, digital play spaces like gaming lounges on university campuses are helping build inclusive communities and support mental wellness for students and staff alike. Now it’s your turn to try it out!
What to Expect
This in-person workshop will begin with a short group discussion and then participants will be invited to explore a relaxed, self-guided gaming experience. Try a team-based esports match, revisit an old favourite, or simply enjoy by watching the action. Check out the Warriors Esports Game Inventory.
If the workshop is full, please still register to be added to the waitlist to help us determine demand for a potential second offering.
Intended Audience
All UWaterloo employees
Format
In-person
About the Facilitators
- Greg Mittler, Coordinator Esports & Gaming, University of Waterloo
Greg leads Warriors Esports. He serves as co-Director of the University of Waterloo Interdisciplinary Network for Esports (UWIN) and is the co-chair of the Waterloo Region Esports Commission. With a background in recreation, digital engagement, and community development, Greg is passionate about creating inclusive spaces where gaming can support well-being, identity, and belonging. - Anna Tian, Esports Coordinator, Athletics and Recreation, University of Waterloo
Anna supports campus recreation initiatives with a focus on student wellness and community connection. She brings experience from the private industry in esports and gaming in facilitating programs that encourage playful engagement, personal growth, and accessible opportunities for social connection through leisure.
Please register via the Human Resources webpage.