Since sports are also played on consoles, the Media Library of Mons offered a whole week dedicated to e-sports, based on video games on the local network. Thus, from September 10 to 14, as part of the Monts Terre de jeux 2024 event, e-sports were in the spotlight with the program: discoveries, tournaments, initiatives, activities, collaborative games as well as virtual reality games. Thanks to the equipment (PS4 and Switch consoles, TV screen, headphones, video games) loaned by the department library, young and old took part in the activities carried out by the librarians Elisa and Pauline.
The afternoon of Tuesday, September 10, has been set aside for a tournament. Rocket League From 8 years old, then to the Mini Olympics (football with small cars and karting) and finally to the championship Mario KartOn Wednesday 11, an introduction to virtual reality was provided, from the age of 12, with headsets that allow immersion in games such as: fightAlso, discoveries of 360-degree paintings. Three video games were held on the afternoon of Friday, September 13, including an exciting Crash Team Racing tournament. The week ended with a full day, Saturday, September 14, dedicated to several tournaments.
