A university professor teaching a Computer Science course included several references toGenshin Impactin a recent assignment, asking students to classify characters by several categories. The massive popularity of the HoYoverse RPG has seen the world of Teyvat referenced plenty of times in different media by its passionate fanbase. The heavy knowledge andacademics-focused themes of the Sumeru regionhave even seen real-life academics poking fun at the game’s story. Now, one university student has noticed their professor seems to be a particularly big fan of the RPG.
The fourth major region introduced inGenshin Impacthas seen its concept heavily rooted in study and the pursuit of knowledge. The people of Sumeru pay homage to the “God of Wisdom” and the region’s leading academic body, the Akademiya, acts as the governing power for much of the rainforest-covered Sumeru. Sumeru’s focus on academics also plays into the roles of many of its characters being directly involved with the Akademiya, like Cyno and Al Haitham. One real-life university professor has now taken inspiration from this academic focus and includedGenshin Impactin their coursework.
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Reddit user kevinkassimo recently shared a piece of coursework from a Computer Science class, asking students to build a program compiling various aspects ofGenshin Impactcharacters. The assignment gives students a pool ofGenshin Impactcharacters and tasks them with creating a program to match characters with their proper elements, rarity, weapons, and home region. The list of characters includes many ofGenshin Impact’s most popular characterslike Ganyu, Raiden Shogun, and Hu Tao. The Reddit user would also confirm the university theGenshin Impactassignment came from, revealing it as Michigan State University.
Replies to the post elicited many jokes from fans about the professor with relations to the Sumeru Akademiya, with one asking which school of study the professor is aligned with. Others related similar stories with other university professors creating assignments based around statistics related toGenshin Impact. Video games have often seen links with the education system, between professors including references to games and the popularity ofPokemonoften seeing games and cardsbanned from schools.
Since its debut in 2020,Genshin Impacthas become one of the most recognized titles in gaming. The game has received multiple accolades during annual award shows, including Best Mobile Game at the 2021 Game Awards and recently taking home thePlayer’s Voice Award at the 2022 Game Awards.Genshin Impacthas also seen significant financial success since its launch, with some of its most popular gacha banners earning over $30 million USD in China alone. The humorous university assignment is a clear sign of how popularGenshin Impacthas become.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
