Thanks to my Godson, I know the teeny tiniest little bit about electronic sports, better known as esports (pronounced E-sports). So when I read that San Antonio was opening a Tech Port Center and Arena at Port San Antonio to be able to host esports tournaments, my antennae went up.

Touring the Boeing Center at Tech Port, I learned that the Tech Port campus is much more than about hosting multiplayer video game esports tournaments. It’s also about providing a 3,100-seat venue for concerts and conferences, a home for the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, and a Tech Collaboration Lab that encourages tech firms and universities to brainstorm together.

Tech Port’s ultimate goal is to provide a space for San Antonio to blossom into an international leader of innovative technology.

Speaking of innovative technology, the inventor of the cell phone camera, David Monroe, is the mastermind behind SAMSAT (San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology). His vision was to create a space for kids to get excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) via robots, coding, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles and more. I’m no longer a kid, but I was awed by the number of cool gadgets on display, many of them hands-on. Monroe has more than 50 U.S. patents to his credit, thanks to his lifelong tinkering that began in childhood.

For parents who are looking for something to ignite their kid’s STEM passion, SAMSAT is offering the T.J. Natarajan 2023 Summer Camps for rising second graders through rising twelfth graders. Topics include video game development, graphic design, cybersecurity, website design, and more.

For those of us who are technology rubes, we can still hang out with technology sophisticates at Boeing Center’s Provisions Food Hall and Bar. Local vendors include Earl Abel’s, Capo’s Pizzeria, Kuriya, La Tienda de Birria, Mr. G Sushi, Smokey Mo’s TX BBQ, and Savage Coffee Co.

The technological revolution is upon us. Check out the Tech Port campus at Port San Antonio to get a glimpse into the future!

Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D., has been blogging about San Antonio since June of 2010. Follow her at facebook.com/SanAntonioTourist so that you’ll never miss a post. Her love affair with the Alamo City began at Hemisfair in 1968. She moved to San Antonio in 1979 as an 18-year-old college student, and San Antonio has been home ever since. For even more ideas of fun things to do and see in San Antonio, visit Barnes & Noble, The Twig, Whole Earth Provision Co. or Nowhere Bookshop to purchase Denise’s book, “100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die” . Denise completed certification to become a professional tour guide in 2019. Please contact her at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com if you’d like for her to design a fabulous experience for you. ¡Viva San Antonio!