Esportsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

e- +‎ sports

名詞

e-sports (uncountable)

1. Short for electronic sports, the competitive play of video games as a commercial spectator sport.

   Synonym: cybersports

   • 2021 December 19, Joe Drape, “Step Aside, LeBron and Dak, and Make Room for Banjo and Kazooie”, in The New York Times‎^[1], ISSN 0362-4331:

     The effect on traditional sports is just one of the concerns often expressed about this phenomenon. The proliferation of e-sports conjures images of children eating sugary snacks late into the night as they stare at their screens.

アナグラム

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語源

e- +‎ sports

名詞

eSports ‎(uncountable)

1. Organized video game competitions, especially at the professional level.
   • 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Bottger, Drew Davidson, Heather Kelley, Julian Kücklich, Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level (Springer) p. 183

     [Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events.

   • 2010, Dal Yong Jin, Korea's Online Gaming Empire (MIT) p. 60

     In Korea, eSports events are regularly televised by cable channels as well as later through IP televisions.

   • 2013, Guinness World Records 2013 Gamers Edition p. 338

     A collaboration between KeSPA (the managing body of eSports in Korea) and MLG brought a selection of StarCraft professionals to the USA for an exhibition tournament.

   • 2014, Paul Tassi, Forbes, "Illinois College Makes 'League of Legends' A Varsity Sport, Offers Scholarships" (6/20/2014) [1]

     Robert Morris University is a 7,000 student college in Chicago that is now making headlines by being the first institution of its kind to incorporate eSports into its official athletic program.