eSports are Real Sports Fact
eSports can be considered “real sports” by definition, much in the same way chess or poker can be. There are many parallels between traditional athletic sports and eSports.
eSports
eSports is any genre of competitive video gaming as a spectator sport. eSports has a very similar culture to traditional sports, the main difference is the fact that eSports uses virtual characters, games, and environments. With the rise of Twitch.tv eSports is becoming a billion dollar industry and one of the most viewed types of content online.
Factoids tagged with "eSports"
MOBA Means Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Fact
MOBA means Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. It’s a sub-genre of Real Time Strategy (RTS) focused on team-based player-versus-player (PVP) competition.
eSports is Video Games as a Competitive Sport Fact
The term eSports describes competitive video gaming as a sport. eSports typically involve team-based gaming as a spectator sport with ranked matches.
Wolfenstein 3D Popularized the First Person Shooter Genre Fact
Wolfenstein 3D (1992) popularized the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre, building on mechanics of earlier 3D maze games like Maze War (1974), Spasim (1974), and MIDI Maze (1987).
Pong Was the First Arcade Video Game Myth
Computer Space became the first mass produced arcade video game in 1971. It was released the year before it’s creators formed Atari and created Pong