Ayaka Otsu (@ayaka_otsu ), the leader of Minna de Tsukuru Party, held a discussion with Ryota Ataka (@akd_r) on July 29, 2024 at 20:00 on the theme of "The Future of E-Sports " in her X space.
The Japan eSports Association uses the term "esports" and the American Copy Editors Society Convention defines the correct term as "esports," but Mr. Otsu used the double-byte alphabet "E" sports. However, Mr. Otsu uses "e" sports.
Contents of the space
At the beginning of the session, Ayaka Otsu declared that she was not familiar with video games, and invited Ryota Atake, a policy and election campaign manager who is said to be familiar with video games, to talk about e-sports in the space. Mr. Atake has posted the material on Google Slides on X, but viewing is restricted.
The space lasted about 50 minutes, but a quick summary is as follows
Current and future of sports
- Expanding Market Size The e-sports market is growing rapidly, and the sport is gaining recognition as an Olympic sport.
- Legal Issues There are prize money regulations and copyright issues, which are hindering the development of e-sports.
- Social recognition e-sports is still often regarded as "just for fun," and professional players lack social recognition.
- Health Issues Health risks such as gaming addiction have been discussed.
Potential of e-sports
- Educational value Skills and knowledge gained through games could be used for education.
- Impact on the elderly and disabled eSports may provide a new venue for activities for the elderly and people with disabilities.
- Economic Impact The economic scale of e-sports is growing every year, and further growth is expected.
Challenges and Proposals
- Legal development Need to resolve prize money regulations and copyright issues.
- Raising social recognition Governments and companies need to support e-sports and raise public awareness.
- Health risk countermeasures Measures against health risks such as gaming addiction are also important.
Thus, e-sports has a lot of potential, but legal issues and the need to raise social awareness are discussed in the space. Interestingly, he referred to e-sports competitions as "contests" rather than "tournaments.
If you are interested, listen to the recording of the space.