The Effect of ESports and Sport Integrity on Future of Sport Events
Paper ID : 1077-SSRC-13TH
Oral / Poster Presentation File
1077-SSRC-13TH
Authors:
Miaad Ghasemzadeh *1, Lidija Petrović2, Mohammad hosein Ghorbani1, Amir Falahatzadeh3
1Physical Education & Sport Science Faculty of Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2Business Management Faculty of Carolina University, NC, USA,
3Physical Education & Sport Science Faculty of Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to describe the effect of eSports or video games and sport integrity components in future of sport events. Shilbury (2012) observed that “competition is the heart and soul of sport management”. Sport integrity in every events is important because you cannot redo a sport event; you only have one chance.
The present study is applied in terms of purpose. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and was a descriptive survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study includes managers and employee of 32 sport federations, which used the method of purposive sampling, 137 of them were participated in the study. To perform the analysis, Kolomogrov Smirnov's tests are used to test the normality of data distribution, and the Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression tests are used to investigate the effect of variables.
The results show federations believe that eSports were much more important today than in the past. The use of video games helps responsibility and respect of sport integrity in the sports event. When the awareness and knowledge of the event ratio reach the desired level, the level of attention to the sport integrity increases. According to some managers, just like the significant impact of eSports on the economy, we can see a significant impact on sports event. Finally, it can be said this study will contribute to The Effect of eSports and Sport Integrity in the Future of Sports Events. Specifically, with the rise and development of eSport on ethical issues and creating a proper infrastructure in e-sports towards event management, a huge change can be made in this topic. However, a very limited number of games related to sports events can be a major obstacle to the development of sports integrity. The impact of eSports on respect in sports events indicates that more attention to the emerging sport (eSports) will have far greater significant effects on various aspects of the sport.
Keywords:
eSports, Sport Integrity, Future, Sports Events
Status : Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation)
13th International Congress on Sport Sciences 13th International Congress on Sport Sciences