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65-я студенческая научная конференция

“What is eSports?”

Ф.И.О студента: Дмитренко Никита

№ группы: 8А класс МАОУ лицей №4
(ТМОЛ)
Ф.И.О руководителя: Кулик Елена
Викторовна

Таганрог 2018
 1. What is eSports?
2. What kind of eSports exist?
3. Why it is so popular?
4. Tournaments
5. Advantages and disadvantages
6. Survay
7. My opinion about it.

Esports-kind of competitive activity and special practice of preparation

for a competition based video on games, where the game provides an
environment of interaction of controlled objects, providing equal
conditions of competition to the person or team with the team.
What games are eSports?
There are not so much games focused on competition. One of the main
requirements for an eSports game — the predominance of the element of
skill over the element of luck. A case should not determine the outcome,
only personal and team skills. Typically, developers initially decide
whether they play sports or only entertainment.
Another necessary requirement is the presence of balance and equal
opportunities for all participants. Often it is the failure to balance the
gameplay buries a promising game, but the more successful competitors
are gaining an audience of millions.
Examples of well-shot cyber games not so much. Among shooters for
many years the undisputed favorite is Counter-Strike. Strategies
dominated by Starcraft. And there are games for those who like a
measured and calm gameplay, such as Hearthstone, embodied the ideas
and principles of table card games in digital form.
Certain genre are the so-called MOBA-games derived from maps
created for the Warcraft 3 strategy. The concept of "multiplayer online
battle arena" (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena — MOBA) in 2010
introduced the company Riot Games, developer of League of Legends.
Four years later, a separate game in the same genre released Blizzard
and some other companies.
MOBA games were the most attractive among other genres. They are
simple and have practically unlimited potential in improving personal
skills and team play. You can go to the match with friends as a team and
coordinate with a help of voice communication, to work together to
conquer the new ratings, is quite unique and very exciting experience.
Most MOBA games are free and in-app purchases do not affect the
balance and intended only for decoration of the characters.
Why eSports now so popular?
Millions of people around the world are mad about eSports.
Internet removes physical limitations and allows you to play with friends
from other cities or countries. In fact, the number of participants in the
eSports movement has grown so large that ignoring such a huge
community would be indicative of neglect.
The involvement
Almost everyone in the audience can be with a probability of 99% is an
active participant. So many of the opponents of computer games talking
about that a real sport is a physical activity, but they went on the field
10-20 years ago, and now limited to watching favorite game in front of
the TV. ESports viewers are doing the same thing, only onTwitch.
The popularity and prospect of e-sports attract in this area a big amount
of money, most of that goes to the players, making entrainment a well-
paid job. How exciting would be any game? For it support and
promotion need boost. Developers spend a fortune on the organization
of the Championships. They are joined by sponsors, producers of
computer accessories and other attributes.
In the early years the Russian division Legue of Legends announced the
creation of the Continental League for players from the CIS. The League
involves not only the organization of the tournament with a big prize
(4.5 million rubles in 2016), but also provide comfortable conditions for
all participants. The organizer pays the associated costs to all teams.
Entertainment
Modern world of computer games are no different from a big football
and hockey tournaments. Large gaming stadiums that appear in all the
major cities of the world and are built specifically for eSports events.
Each game is led by professional commentators in specially equipped
studios, and analysts, including the famous players, details apart the
course of each match.
Tournaments
There are two types of tournaments.
Through the Internet (online competitions) or in computer clubs (offline
- LAN-tournaments).
LAN-tournaments (from the Local Area Networkг ) allow creating equal
conditions for all participants. And secondly, allow athletes to
communicate with each other directly. Players from all over the world
come to such competitions.
Competitions on e-sports are held all over the world, including
international ones. The most significant and analogue of the Olympic
Games is the international tournament World Cyber Games (WCG),
which was held in different countries from 2000 to 2013
In addition to WCG, the oldest Cyberathlete Professional League
tournament (created June 26, 1997) is regularly held, which terminated
its activity from March 13, 2008 to March 2012 due to problems with
sponsorship.
Since 2003, once a year, the Electronic Sports World Cup is held, which
is revered on a par with WCG and by prestige is the closest competitor.
Valve published a list of teams who were awarded a direct invitation to
the largest e-sports tournament of the year - The International
Winners of the first - Natus Vincere - and the winners of the third - The
Alliance went to conquer the expanses of European qualifications.
From each division to the main part of The International will be held by
one team. In addition, two more teams will receive wild card invitations.
Semi-professional online leagues
In addition to competitions with a prize fund, there are a number of
semi-professional leagues that organize competitions in the form of
online cups and ladder. The most famous and mass ones are СlanBase,
ESL, CSPL, INEL, etc.
The winner of the competitions in e-sports is the team or individual
player who showed the best results in the final round of the battle.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages
The winner can be anyone
E-sports gives the opportunity to people with disabilities to express
themselves. It does not matter who the player is and what notes are in
his medical card. There is only a game that will equalize everyone.
No gender restrictions
In e-sports there is no difference whether you are a girl or a guy. For
example:
25 year old Swede Zaina. She started her cybersport career at the age of
eleven, playing in CS 1.6 later by going to CSGO. After dedicating her
career to 10 years, she became the most titled cyber athlete CS.
Mila Alieva from Belarus linked life with eSports, being a streamer on
DOTA 2, with an audience of 80,000 subscribers.
Elena Urusova devoted 10 years to e-sports, played for eSports and
Virtus.pro. Now he streams and analyzes games on Ruhub CS GO.
Language and communicating skills
E-sports is a team sport in which communication and interaction with
the team is very important. Often, players have to communicate with
their "colleagues" and knowledge of the English language will come in
handy at the right time. In addition, we have e-sports is not as developed
as the west. Therefore, for the analysis of matches, viewing articles and
forums you need to know English.
Playing games and earning experience begin to analyze people's
behavior. This process develops thinking. Based on these skills, you can
create a strategy and anticipate what the opponent will do.
Also eSports develops the reaction speed.
Disadvantages
A lot of time goes into training.
You have to constantly play, analyze matches, improve, communicate
with the team. Now your life is eSports.
Large cash costs.
eSports requires reliable equipment:
A computer that needs to produce enough FPS (Frames Per Second) for
a smooth image, a monitor with a high matrix refresh rate, a handy
mouse with a high-precision sensor, a comfortable tournament keyboard,
a sizeable mat with a surface corresponding to the player`s shooting
style. Do not forget the same about the headset, which will help with
orientation in space and maintaining communication with the team.
Expenses for travel.
You need to go to the LAN-competitions, which are held all over the
world. Travel is exhausted, and on competition you have to push your
self to the limit. As a result, you will spend all strength and will
probably lose. But after such tournaments, players will gain invaluable
experience.
Health
The main problems are eye diseases and hypodynamia.
A hypodynamia is a type of lifestyle with little or no physical activity. It
can not be prevented.
In this regard, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Vitaly
Mutko has already expressed: "To exclude hypodynamia, cyber
sportsmen will be obliged to pass the standards of the TRP," the minister
said.
Doping problems
Former participant of "Cloud9" Corey Frisen said that his team used
"adderol" on ESL One Katowice 2015.
Manager "Natus Vincere" Eugene Erofeev openly acknowledged that
previously such a practice for cybersportsmen was.
Andrei Bondarenko from Team Empire and at all he named specific
narcotic substances that were used in lan-tournaments.
.

ESports as an official sport is an inevitable phenomenon generated

by the development of the Internet, the popularity of computer
games and the inexhaustible human desire for competition. Older
generations find it difficult to understand the passions of youth, but
a computer sport gives equal opportunities to all irrespective of
their age, just look at it impartially.