e-sports
Professional video competitions
E-sports are organized competitive video gaming, typically watched by spectators online or at live events.
Professional players and teams compete in games like League of Legends, Counter-Strike, or Fortnite for prize money and sponsorships.
The industry has grown to rival traditional sports in viewership: The e-sports tournament filled a stadium with 20,000 fans.
Also spelled esports.
Real-time digital delivery
- TwitchVideo game streaming site
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- serversMachines providing network resources
- latencyDelay in system response
ping · bandwidth · Discord · chatroom · emotes · subscriber · donation · VOD
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
qualifier · elimination · bracket · match · rivalry · opponent · champion · trophy
Involving multiple participants
- FPSVideo smoothness metric
- MOBACompetitive team strategy game
- RTSPauseless tactical gaming genre
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
battle-royale · speedrun · highscore · PvP · respawn · loadout · hitbox · cooldown
Array of input keys
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- headsetWearable audio device
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- controllerDevice directing a system
mousepad · GPU · processor · RAM · console · joystick · chair · RGB
Joint intellectual work
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- rosterList of members
captain · coach · analyst · substitute · scrim · bootcamp · role · chemistry
Funder of activities
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- transferMove between locations
retirement · career · franchise · signing · manager · agent · branding · merchandise
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
counterplay · prediction · timing · macro · micro · draft · callouts · rotation
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- TwitchVideo game streaming site
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- serversMachines providing network resources
latency · ping · bandwidth · Discord · chatroom · emotes · subscriber · donation · VOD · clip
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
playoffs · qualifier · elimination · bracket · match · rivalry · opponent · champion · trophy · prize
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
RPG · battle-royale · speedrun · highscore · PvP · respawn · loadout · hitbox · cooldown · meta
keyboard
Array of input keys
controller · mousepad · GPU · processor · RAM · console · joystick · chair · RGB · microphone
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
roster · captain · coach · analyst · substitute · scrim · bootcamp · role · chemistry · practice
sponsor
Funder of activities
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- contractEnforceable written agreement
transfer · retirement · career · franchise · signing · manager · agent · branding · merchandise · fanbase
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
adaptation · counterplay · prediction · timing · macro · micro · draft · callouts · rotation · flanking
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- cyberculturecyberculture, internet culture, online communities, virtual communities, memes
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- online gamingonline gaming, online multiplayer, co-op, multiplayer games, clans
- sports typesmartial arts
- leisure activitiesrelax, watching, unwind, walking, chill
e-sportstraditional sports
Time-honored competitive physical activities
athletics · contact sports · outdoor sports · team sports · football
e-sportstabletop games
Non-digital multiplayer entertainment
board games · card games · playground games · street games · sandlot baseball
e-sportsancient games
Sporting events from antiquity
gladiatorial combat · chariot racing · jousting · medieval tournaments · Olympic Games