This part will introduce the reader to the general structures behind video gaming and esports. The article series will dive into the unique challenges everyone-players, governments, teams, franchises, corporate sponsors, and fans-face when engaging with esports. This four-part article will seek to explain the global phenomenon of esports, provide a comprehensive view into their functionality and practicality, and outline why they ought to be considered an integral, albeit turbulent, part of our constantly changing internet culture. Their enormous popularity-some events routinely draw more than a million concurrent viewers- make esport athletes attractive options for lucrative corporate sponsorships, but the fluidity of esports over international boundaries and lack of defined rules make them incredibly complex. Photo Credits: Riot GamesĮsports, as they are most commonly called, are in an international gray area.
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, widely regarded as the best League of Legends player of all time.
League is one of many games that host competitions of increasing fanfare and popularity, part of the rapidly expanding genre of electronic sports.
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Names like Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok, Luka “Perkz” Perković, and Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang may not have quite the same recognition yet, but these athletes are also becoming global superstars.įaker, Perkz, and Doinb are all professional players of the world’s most popular computer-based video game: League of Legends. Most people recognize the names Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Tom Brady, figures often seen as the faces of their respective sports. This is part 1 of a 4 part series on Esports.
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