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LET’S GET READY TOMMMIIICCCROOOOOO

why I love eSports and you should too

tweeting?@bromid #esports

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QUALIFICATIONS

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help me.

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eSports

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/Ē,spôrt

s/

sportsa term for organized video game competitions, especially between professionals.

source: wikipedia

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2004

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YES.

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street fighter 3: 3rd strike

semifinals evo 2004

chun li is top tier (very “safe”)

umehara daigo and justin wong

justin basically has to use chun’s SA2 to chip out daigo

SA2 has one frame startup (~10 ms)

daigo must parry (perfect block) every hit

daigo parries! HUP HUP HUPpost parry — jump & parry in AIR into a

kill combo!…moment immortalized.

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FUCKING.AWESOME.

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Players: pro athletes want to be rich and famous for their incredible talents

Players: competitive gamers want to be rich and famous for their incredible talents

Fans: follow both team(s) and specific players geographically or by picking identifiable personalities to root for

Fans: follow both team(s) and specific players geographically or by picking identifiable personalities to root for

Big Idea: athletes are better than you at a sport you may play leisurely and you pay to watch them perform at the highest level

Big Idea: gamers are better than you at a game you enjoy leisurely and you pay* to watch them perform at the highest level

Not eSports

eSports

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pay*

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demand is there but business model is scattered

many viewers live on twitch.tv

(and can watch for free)

lots of games, with each acting as its own “sport”

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BUT OMID, ARE ESPORTS REALLY… SPORTS?

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MAYBE.

well, dearest nerds,

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dedicationhard work

& practice ethic

athletic shape aside, pro gamers’

adapted from teamliquid

are comparable to that of IRL sports athletes

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ANYWAYS

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SEMANTICS,SHEMANTICS(THAT WORD LOOKS REALLY WEIRD)

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ESPORTS =

ESPORTS

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BUT SERIOUSLY, FRIENDS

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IT’S STARCRAFT 2.

AT A BAR.

HOLD THE PHONE.

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“But for sports-bar owners, "Starcraft" viewers represent a key new source of revenue from a demographic—self-described geeks—they hadn't attracted before.

"It was unbelievable," said Jim Biddle, a manager of Bistro 153 in Beaverton, Ore., which hosted its first Barcraft in July. The 50 gamers in attendance "doubled what I'd normally take in on a normal Sunday night."

source: wall street journal, 2011

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DOTA 2

(THE BEST GAME EVER)

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$1.6 MILLION

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source: ongamers.com

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“Twitch's [2013 retrospective report] says they reach more

viewers per week than the viewership of Breaking Bad, Tosh.O,

and the NFL Pre-season combined.”

—OnGamers.com

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130,000 - 200,000 viewers

source: twitch.tv

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Solheim Cup: 521,000 viewers

Global X Games: 497,000 viewers

U.S. Open Series: 290,000 viewers

NCAA women’s basketball:

289,000 viewers

WNBA regular season: 231,000

viewers

MLS regular reason: 220,000

viewers

source: networks, sports business daily

Solheim Cup: 521,000 viewers

Global X Games: 497,000 viewersTwitch (combined): 300,000 viewers

U.S. Open Series: 290,000 viewers

NCAA women’s basketball: 289,000 viewers

WNBA regular season: 231,000 viewers

MLS regular reason: 220,000 viewers

Twitch (D2 + SC2 + LoL): ~175,000

viewers

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US-based Major League Gaming has grown over 600% in audience over the last three years. During 2012, in total 15 million unique viewers from 170 countries watched video footage from the Pro Circuit events an average of 142 minutes each.

source: newzoo 2013 trend report

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{

dota 2

league of legends

halo 4

dota 2

starcraft 2FIF

Amaddenstarcraf

t 2call of duty

{{

{ source: esportsearnings.com

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prize money (players)+

viewership (owners)+

production value (fans)+

professionalism (potential fans)=

mainstream following!

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