Legitimacy of Esports Gaven Hutchens Overview What are esports? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Legitimacy of Esports Gaven Hutchens Overview What are esports? What makes them legitimate? Ethical issues Scenarios and ethical analysis What are Esports? Competitions revolving around video games Multi-billion


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Legitimacy of Esports

Gaven Hutchens

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Overview

  • What are esports?
  • What makes them legitimate?
  • Ethical issues
  • Scenarios and ethical analysis
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What are Esports?

  • Competitions revolving around video games
  • Multi-billion dollar industry
  • Some of the largest events in the world
  • The most competitive games are played on the computer
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Sold out Madison Square Garden

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More in depth explanation

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What makes them legitimate?

  • Franchising of professional leagues
  • P-1 Visas since 2013
  • Intense competition -- most practice 12+ hours a day
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Ethical Issues

  • Unapproved substance regulation
  • Reliability of computers in competition
  • Contracts and exploitations of players
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Ethical Issues cont.

  • Intellectual property -- who owns what?
  • Player privacy
  • Match gambling
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Ethical Analysis

  • Kantianism -- several issues have a means to an end
  • Difficult to apply utilitarianism
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Conclusion

  • Ethical issues have several sides to each issue
  • Complex issues; hard to regulate
  • Next decade will have lasting impact
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Questions?