Don＇t be surprisod if someone tolls you that you can win a world championship by playing online games.Competitive online gaming,or eSports,has debuted as a demonstration sport at the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta.
This article explores the impact of immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality on video game competitions.These electronic games are structured under an analog scheme similar to that of the sports indus...This article explores the impact of immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality on video game competitions.These electronic games are structured under an analog scheme similar to that of the sports industry,which has given rise to a new and rapidly growing global market known as“eSports”.eSports are a confluence of innovation,strategy,and marketing,in which players,or gamers,come together and compete with the same intensity and commitment as professional athletes.Gamers participate in local,national,and worldwide competitions that are broadcast over a variety of media,and are sponsored by large transnational companies/brands.For these companies,the eSports phenomenon represents a new paradigm capable of revolutionizing the very concept of entertainment.In this article,we propose a conceptual framework through which we can analyze the business repercussions of this new technology from an integral perspective that takes into account players,sports clubs,publishers,sponsors(brands),spectators and broadcasters.Through this analysis of representative companies from the eSports sector,we explore their evolution and future tendencies,like virtual-reality and augmented reality.The industry participants agree that such groundbreaking these technologies are going to be crucial to the future of eSports because they will be the new way of playing and a marketing revolution.This project seeks to stimulate further research into the profound technological transformation the entertainment sector is now undergoing with the digitalization and implementation of immersive technologies.Special attention will be paid to the institutionalization and professionalization of video game competitions and their progressive homologation with traditional sports.展开更多
Training specificity is imperative for successful performance of the elite athlete.Virtual reality(VR)has been successfully applied to a broad range of training domains.However,to date there is little research investi...Training specificity is imperative for successful performance of the elite athlete.Virtual reality(VR)has been successfully applied to a broad range of training domains.However,to date there is little research investigating the use of VR for sport training.The purpose of this study was to address the question of whether virtual reality(VR)training can improve real world hockey shooting performance.Twenty four volunteers were recruited and randomly selected to complete the virtual training intervention or enter a control group with no training.Four primary types of data were collected:(1)participant’s experience with video games and hockey,(2)participant’s motivation toward video game use,(3)participant’s technical performance on real-world hockey,and(4)participant’s technical performance in virtual hockey.One-way multivariate analysis of variance(ANOVA)indicated that the intervention group demonstrated significantly more real-world hockey accuracy(F(1,24)=15.43,p<0.01,E.S.=0.56)while shooting on goal than their control group counterparts(intervention M accuracy=54.17%,SD=12.38,control M accuracy=46.76%,SD=13.45).One-way multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA)repeated measures indicated significantly higher outcome scores on real-world accuracy(35.42%versus 54.17%;ES=1.52)and velocity(51.10 mph versus 65.50 mph;ES=0.86)of hockey shooting on goal.This research supports the idea that virtual training is an effective tool for increasing real-world hockey skill.展开更多
文摘Don＇t be surprisod if someone tolls you that you can win a world championship by playing online games.Competitive online gaming,or eSports,has debuted as a demonstration sport at the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta.
文摘This article explores the impact of immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality on video game competitions.These electronic games are structured under an analog scheme similar to that of the sports industry,which has given rise to a new and rapidly growing global market known as“eSports”.eSports are a confluence of innovation,strategy,and marketing,in which players,or gamers,come together and compete with the same intensity and commitment as professional athletes.Gamers participate in local,national,and worldwide competitions that are broadcast over a variety of media,and are sponsored by large transnational companies/brands.For these companies,the eSports phenomenon represents a new paradigm capable of revolutionizing the very concept of entertainment.In this article,we propose a conceptual framework through which we can analyze the business repercussions of this new technology from an integral perspective that takes into account players,sports clubs,publishers,sponsors(brands),spectators and broadcasters.Through this analysis of representative companies from the eSports sector,we explore their evolution and future tendencies,like virtual-reality and augmented reality.The industry participants agree that such groundbreaking these technologies are going to be crucial to the future of eSports because they will be the new way of playing and a marketing revolution.This project seeks to stimulate further research into the profound technological transformation the entertainment sector is now undergoing with the digitalization and implementation of immersive technologies.Special attention will be paid to the institutionalization and professionalization of video game competitions and their progressive homologation with traditional sports.
文摘Training specificity is imperative for successful performance of the elite athlete.Virtual reality(VR)has been successfully applied to a broad range of training domains.However,to date there is little research investigating the use of VR for sport training.The purpose of this study was to address the question of whether virtual reality(VR)training can improve real world hockey shooting performance.Twenty four volunteers were recruited and randomly selected to complete the virtual training intervention or enter a control group with no training.Four primary types of data were collected:(1)participant’s experience with video games and hockey,(2)participant’s motivation toward video game use,(3)participant’s technical performance on real-world hockey,and(4)participant’s technical performance in virtual hockey.One-way multivariate analysis of variance(ANOVA)indicated that the intervention group demonstrated significantly more real-world hockey accuracy(F(1,24)=15.43,p<0.01,E.S.=0.56)while shooting on goal than their control group counterparts(intervention M accuracy=54.17%,SD=12.38,control M accuracy=46.76%,SD=13.45).One-way multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA)repeated measures indicated significantly higher outcome scores on real-world accuracy(35.42%versus 54.17%;ES=1.52)and velocity(51.10 mph versus 65.50 mph;ES=0.86)of hockey shooting on goal.This research supports the idea that virtual training is an effective tool for increasing real-world hockey skill.
