E-Sports

Presented By: Kevin Harrington,

Matthew Realon, Andrew Jervah, and
Ryne Yates

What is E-Sports?

E-Sports is professional video gaming

E-sports are games that hold tournaments, either local, nation-wide or worldwide
These events can also be held either in person or over the internet

Connection to Sports

Massive fanbase
Arenas that they are played in are filled rapidly
There are tactics to how the game is played in practice and tournaments
Players have a strict practice regimen, as well as dietitian requirements and
exercise routines

What games are played?

Call of duty
League of legends
Dota 2
Smite
Super Smash Brothers melee

Who is watching?

The stereotype for whom an

eSports fan is would be a single
man in his mid 20s possibly living
in a basement.
In actuality more than half of the
fans are employed fulltime, and
44% are parents
eSports typically appeals to a
younger audience, as they are the
new generation of gamers

Figure 1: The gamer stereotype (2015).

Source: Espn Resistance is futile:
eSports is massive and growing.

Where are people watching?

Twitch.tv is a site where

people can stream their own
games and watch other
people play games every day
The growth of the website
twitch has been a big point
in the growth of eSports.

Figure 2: Twitch (2015). Source: Espn

Resistance is futile: eSports is
massive and growing.

How many people are watching?

Over the past three
years the amount of
eSports viewers and the
time watched has
increased by about
300%

Fig. 3: So How Big (2015). Source: Espn, Resistance is

futile: eSports is massive and growing.

Sporting events Vs. eSports

Some of the highest

international level eSports
tournaments even rival
professional sports events held
in the united states.
These statistics are only for the
final match.

Figure 4: People Watch (2015). Source: Espn

Resistance is futile: eSports is massive and
growing.

What it takes to be a pro gamer

Taken from an interview with Diego Quas Ruiz

Play a minimum of 50 hours a week, most of the time more

Practice as a team 8 hours a day
Team practice consists of scrimmaging against other pro and semi-pro
teams
After going home most players play solo que where they are matched with
others of the same skill level

Korean Practice Regiment

Practice between twelve and fourteen hours a day

If an american plays 30 games a week, a korean player would play about 7080 games in the same week.
Monday is typically the day off, when most people would spend time with
family, the korean plays will spend that time to practice more

eSports in college?
Scholarships are offered for eSports

Robert Morris University in Illinois is offering scholarships for eSports

Almost identical to athletic scholarships
50% of room and 50% of tuition is covered
Up to $19,000 per student

Seven Huang University

College in china with a curriculum based around

the game League Of Legends
The school was created to provide a safe place
for gamers to play
Provides education on the importance of
teamwork and leadership while providing in
depth game mechanics
Figure 5: The Classrooms
(2014). Source: Gamer
Headlines China opens first
league of legends college

What are the Prizes

Most tournaments for the games hold prize money for the winners.
Depending on the game that is being played, players can win millions of
dollars
Some people make a living off of playing in these tournaments.

Top 5 E-sports teams of 2015

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Team Secret - Europe

OG - Europe
Evil Geniuses Dota2 - USA
EHOME - China
Vici Gaming - China

Where are the tournaments held?

The tournaments are usually held depending on the scale of the tournaments
Tournaments are held in big countries in stadium type buildings
The last International Dota championships took place this year in Seattle at the
KeyArena

Top 5 sponsors of E-Sports teams

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

IGN (In Game Names) - Gaming Company

Twitch - Streaming Website
Gamestop - Store branch that sells games and gaming products
Nerdist - Online media network
Youtube - Website that shows all kinds of videos

Game consoles used in E-sports

X-Box:

PC:

Call of Duty and Halo are played using this

League of Legends and DOTA are played using this console

Nintendo:

These consoles are used to play Super Smash Brothers Melee.

Fig. 7. A gaming pc.

Source: lagza.
blogspot.com
Fig. 8. The Xbox one
Source: www.xbox.com

Fig 6. Nintendo Wii

Source: www.
engadget.com

How do fans show spirit?

Cosplay - Dressing up as a character from a game and acting like that

character.
Viewing Parties
Fantasy Drafts

Fig. 9. Cosplay Group. Source: Deviant Art, League of

Legends Cosplay Team.

Fantasy Drafts

Draftkings
Vulcan

Fig. 10. Vulcan e-Sports. Source: Roto Guys, eSports

meet daily fantasy sports.

Money made from the games

League of Legends $624 million

Dota 2 - $80 million
Call of Duty - $10 Billion

Fig. 11. International Dota 2 Competition Finals (2014).

Source: Wikipedia, Esports.

Game Jargon

Each game has their own language

League of Legends

Feed
Lanes
CS
Champion names
Ability Names
In game items

Counter Strike Global Offense

Tetris
Tunnel
Mid

Fig. 12. League of Legends Jargon. Source:

Youtube, League of Legends Vocab/Slang.

Keeping a job

Online toxicity
Competitive stress
Playing 8+ hours daily
Minimal social life
Minimal Pay
No Privacy

Fig. 13. TSM Dyrus Crying. Source: Youtube, Dyrus

Crying - Worlds 2015.

Foundation

Idea started in 1980s

Atari
Over 10,000 participants

World eSports Games

2004 by Paul Chong

Fig. 14. Space Invaders Game. Source:

Adanai, Esports: A brief History.

PC Impact

1990-2000 saw rise in PC gaming

1997 Quake

Considered 1st eSports game

Winner won a Ferrari

Cyberathlete Professional League

Fig. 15. Quake game cover. Source:

LParchive, Quake.

World Gaming

Major League Gaming (MLG)

World eSports Games

2002

2004 by Paul Chong

Known today as World eSports Masters

Growth

2013 Staples Center sold out

DOTA 2 $10.9 million prize pool

League of Legends Season 4 World Championship

Higher than 2014 PGA Championship purse

Sold out World Cup stadium

ESPN
Medaled event at X-games

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