Will computer games be Olympic? – Watson

To have in the language of a
popular computer game
Express: This was a
"Clash of Clans", a fight
the union on weekends
at the Olympic
The Lausanne Museum took place first.
The International Olympic Committee
(COI) and the International Association of
Sports federations (AGFIS)
the first eSport forum. The gardians
of the Holy Grail of the Sports World opened
so the door for the game industry
more than a wide split. A world that
IOC President Thomas Bach recently
very skeptical.
He sees no organization or structure
in eSports, said the last German
Year

A few months later, they discuss
already with each other about when eSport
at most a demonstration sports venue
to participate in the Olympic Games
could. Paris 2024 is possible, many
Angeles 2028 probably more realistic. He has
the problem hardly changes. how
heterogeneous and fast paced the world of
Video game competitions are also
clearly expressed at the Lausanne Forum.
National or even international associations
Structures play mainly in those
Countries have a role where the industry is still
is weak. In big markets like
the United States, Korea or Japan are the strongest financially
Developer and game publisher,
who have a say. Practice for
Every popular game now has a
eSport organization, tournaments or

Best maxim to make money

Mark Rein, founder of Epic Games,
warned during the introductory discussion:
"There is a company behind every game
with commercial interests. "
was a reason, why eSport
growing fast like hundreds of millions
Dollars put in development
would be. "But everything is geared towards trade, which is why it seems to me
the risk of unethical developments
significantly larger than in the traditional
Sport.

Heretic voices can oppose,
that makes two ideal partners
they found. Because even the IOC
sometimes called a money machine,
who are regularly ethical
Faced with the misconduct of the members
sees. The purpose of the IOC Council,
an old men's club without any intersection
with the young eSport community,
with the approach of the
For him, the strange world is that the reshuffle of
own wealth? Finally promise
two billion to the computer game
People a lucrative market.
When Dagobert Duck meets Lara Croft

The boys watch the eSport

Patrick Baumann, more influential
Swiss representative in the IOC executive suite
and as president of AGFIS with
Thomas Bach boss of the forum, contradicts
the provocative thesis. "You
could put it like this: some old
Gentlemen open the door to new possibilities
and ideas. Our central question
rest: how can we youth for
Bring the sport? That's why sports federations wanted
Find out why eSport is so
booming. "Because we are allowed to develop
do not miss it. "Development,
which takes place at a breathtaking speed.
2017 saw the United States in the age segment
the same for the first time from 14 to 35 years
many spectators on the screen of eSports competitions
like traditional sports.

For Some Olympic Athletes
a horror scenario. Already in the apron of the
Forums, there were passionate discussions about
if fiddling with the controller
really sporty. Some Olympians
marked their territory on Twitter. a
British athlete wrote that she was charging
as a player at a week of training
but do not think it's anybody
create. Conversely, we hear
ESport players declare: "We
do not need the Olympics!

One of the themes of the forum was therefore
communication at the athlete level.
There were many conciliatory tones.
It is good that the IOC values ​​in the
ESports are coming, said a player. he
feel the same with his counterparts
Passion for sport, said a
Olympian. And he believes that
eSports athletes at the highest level are just as fit
like the other Olympic athletes. request
in eSports, in particular, eye-hand coordination,
the reaction rate
and a spatial orientation.
Also tactical aspects like the evaluation
the actions of the enemy as well
a good overview of the game are among the
The virtues of a successful player

A common group

But that's enough to record
in the Olympic program as significant
Development appears? Ralf Reichert,
Founder and CEO of Electronic Sports
League (ESL), the oldest league in the world
eSport, click on the "eOlympics" forum
as a possible solution. A clean event
under the auspices of the IOC
analogous to the Paralympic Games

Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, announced
End of the two-day event
common liaison group, the
in-depth discussions this year
hits. The German said that
there are still many questions. "Before that
are not erased, do not do it
Meaning, especially on the inclusion in the
to discuss the Olympic program. "
Bach spoke concretely about the respect
the Olympic values: "A red
We will certainly not go beyond the line:
The glorification of violence
or the discrimination is unacceptable. "
The German also states clearly
could not be the purpose of this dialogue,
to make the game industry richer.
One thing, though, was he and Patrick Baumann
at the end of a controversial and
emotional summit probably so conscious
like never before: eSports applications
traditional sport, for you
change. (aargauerzeitung.ch)