Cybersport is making waves in Russia! Vladimir Putin launches Games of the Future

Cybersport is making waves in Russia! Vladimir Putin launches Games of the Future What are the Games of the Future? At their core, the games reflect the ‘phygital’ concept, which is a combination of traditional sports, digital sports and technologies. The word ‘phygital’ itself is an abbreviation that merges the words ‘physical’ and ‘digital’. This means that phygital games bring together both classic and digital sports, assessing the participants in both realms. Which disciplines are included? Games of the Future in Russia’s Kazan will have athletes compete in 21 innovative disciplines. Eleven of these fall under the ‘phygital’ category. This is why the organizers divided the disciplines into five separate challenges (categories). ▪️“Sports” challenge includes phygital-football, phygital-basketball, phygital-hockey, phygital-martial arts, phygital-racing, phygital-skateboarding, and phygital-BMX. ▪️“Tactical” challenges include CS2 laser tag, Warface laser tag, Standoff 2 laser tag. ▪️“Battle” challenges merge phygital MOBA, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Battle Tanks Simulator. ▪️“Speedrun” challenges pit competitors against one another in a classic speedrun video game, as well as a real-world obstacle course. ▪️“Technical” challenges will see athletes compete using drones and robots, controlled in a dance simulator. This challenge also involves virtual reality (VR) games, cybathletics and sports programing. 2,000 top-tier athletes and cyber sport professionals are to compete in the games. The total prize fund stands at $10 million. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Источник: Sputnik International