Let the Game Begin: How Esports Is Shaping the Future of Live Entertainment

Article name + Author: Let the Game Begin: How Esports Is Shaping the Future of Live Entertainment by Dr. Alexander Schudey, Pavel Kasperovich, Adeel Ikram, David Panhans, and Lyudmila Matviets

Article link: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/how-esports-will-become-future-of-entertainment 

What’s it about?

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Esports. Speaking as someone with little familiarity with gaming, I found this article to be a comprehensive overview that complemented the ESports Keynote and answered questions like,

• What is esports and how similar is it to traditional sports?
• How big is the esports market, and what is its growth potential?
• What challenges does esports need to overcome to reach a significant scale?

One question it left me with

The article mentioned PC, console, and mobile games. With virtual reality headsets becoming more popular, how will they be represented in the field of esports?