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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

ESPORTS



When I started dating my now husband, I was introduced to esports. Yes, esports. Online games might be labeled as ‘rotting brains’, people have careers in playing games as competitions (some even have teams). Teams and single players are usually sponsored and can make millions in prize money a year. Fans can watch on Twitch. For LOL (League of Legions) World Championship 43 million watched- that’s more then the Super Bowl. Fans can watch their favorite players practice and play live on Twitch (and recordings on YouTube too). Players and fans are from everywhere around the world! And there are actual arenas that you can go to to watch these players compete. There are announcers, lights, and cheering fans!



The games, I know, that are popular at call MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena). You can download games called DOTA, League of Legions, HOTS (Hero’s of the Storm) and CounterStrike on STEAM (a game platform) and play.
Honestly, I am not a “fan” of any eSport. I would watch the championships with my husband here and there. It was fun. Did I really know how to play the game? No. But this is really hot for gamers like my husband.


Here is a Link to the most popular esport players!

And here is a TED Talk about why/how esports will join the Olympics

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2 comments:

  1. Hi Sydney,

    Given the choice between playing sports, watching sports, or playing eSports, I would choose the first. Even though I haven't engaged in playing sports beyond golf recently, I enjoyed participating because I could effect and outcome rather than being a passive observer. I have even consider seeing if there was an interest in creating a baseball team for seniors older than seventy. What do you think?

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  2. This is a sedentary activity, not just the spectating of it but the actual playing. Or am I missing something?

    "Mens sana in corpore sano," I thought, was the primary point and goal of engaging in athletic competition/performance: mind + body. Aren't gamers neglecting the "corpore" part of it? Of course, the same criticism has been lodged at other games/sports. It's hard for me to take golf seriously as a sport in the classic Roman sense, for instance, especially now that the Chief Occupant is so totally associated with it.

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