The Pandemic Has Accelerated The Growth of e-Sports
July 4th, 2020
Via The Economist, an article on how the pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-sports: Motor racing as a long and chequered history of cheating, from illegal designs to the use of nitrous oxide to give cars a boost. On May 23rd, however, a new type emerged when a Formula e driver, Daniel Abt, was disqualified for […]
Read more »How Online Games Are Becoming A New Arena for Live Music
May 7th, 2020
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how online games are becoming a new arena for live music: Opposite the beach resort of Sweaty Sands in the online shooter Fortnite, a mysterious black stage appeared on the water. The frenetic combat continued all around, bullets whizzing past the strange new monuments peppering the hills: […]
Read more »Fortnite: Game Today, Metaverse Tomorrow?
April 20th, 2020
Via The Washington Post, a report on how Silicon Valley is racing to build the next version of the Internet, but Fortnite might get there first: The next version of the Internet is often described as the Metaverse, a term borne from science fiction, describing a shared, virtual space that’s persistently online and active, even without […]
Read more »NASCAR’s Esports: A Technology Platform At Its Core
March 27th, 2020
Via Sport Techie, a report on NASCAR’s eSports platform: During these uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic, racing leagues such as NASCAR and Formula 1 are well positioned to keep competition flowing—at least in the digital realm. Formula 1 hosted a virtual version of the Australian Grand Prix that saw McLaren driver Lando Norris blow […]
Read more »Fake March Madness
March 22nd, 2020
Via Ozy, an interesting look at how subreddit r/CollegeBasketball is utilizing College Hoops 2K for its March Madness simulation, the moderators have decided to allow the artificial intelligence function of the video game to determine the outcomes instead of playing it themselves: With fewer than 40 seconds left and Texas leading Xavier, 88-77, on Tuesday night, […]
Read more »NHL eSports Take To The Ice
March 18th, 2020
Via The Hockey News, a look at how – as postponements and cancellations continue to impact all on-ice activities – the door has opened for NHL esports events to fill the gap and provide an alternative for hockey-starved fans: Almost as soon as the sporting came to swift and sudden halt as a result of […]
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