Agenda of the Presentation
              1. What is Esports?
              2. Status Quo
              3. Opportunities
              4. Challenges
              5. Conclusion
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                                 1. What is Esports?
        Esports is…
        ▪ … the competition between humans through video 
            games.
        ▪ … competitive gaming and needs to be distinguished 
            from non-competitive gaming.
        ▪ … different to traditional sports due to the digital 
            character of esports.
        ▪ … dependant on the publisher, but the publisher needs 
            players to sustain its esports title.
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                                 1. What is Esports?
        Esports is…
        ▪ … 50 years old, modern esports about 25 years.
        ▪ … a digital phenomenon with its own principles and rules.
        ▪ … highly heterogeneous and volatile.
        ▪ … more than just competition.
        ▪ … requiring constant examination and adaptation.
        Parallels to the European vision; possible future lab 
            for the digital European society
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                                         2. Status Quo
        Gaming & Esports Reach
        ▪ Esports is steadily growing. 
        ▪ Esports is not a youth phenomenon.
        ▪ The definition of esports varies vastly.
        ▪ Data are heterogeneous and not comparable. 
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                                      3. Opportunities
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