ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA
Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A. & Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Esports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1-11. In resp...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad de Costa Rica
2020-10-01
|
| Series: | Pensar en Movimiento |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/43332/44302 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850055076284989440 |
|---|---|
| author | Daniel Rojas-Valverde Andrea Fallas-Campos Mildred Alpízar-Alpízar |
| author_facet | Daniel Rojas-Valverde Andrea Fallas-Campos Mildred Alpízar-Alpízar |
| author_sort | Daniel Rojas-Valverde |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A. & Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Esports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1-11. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world has undergone a series of drastic changes. Due to this, postponement and cancellation of multiple annual big sports events have been announced, giving way to new digital alternatives that follow government isolation provisions. eSports has shown to be a rapidly evolving alternative to maintain the sportsmanship and passion that sports bring to the general population. In Costa Rica, like everywhere else, this sport has seen accelerated growth with a high rate of evolution. In this regard, the country faces significant challenges to promote future eSports events, professional development, and the creation of an organizational structure for its optimal practice. This paper aims to analyze how the global pandemic exposes the need to direct the attention to digital sports alternatives such as eSport and the future challenges that Costa Rica will face to develop it in an effective and efficient way. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-e5e6408be71b4c6da083be85cc23cf54 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 1659-4436 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-10-01 |
| publisher | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Pensar en Movimiento |
| spelling | doaj-art-e5e6408be71b4c6da083be85cc23cf542025-08-20T02:52:03ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaPensar en Movimiento1659-44362020-10-01182111https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v18i2.43332ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICADaniel Rojas-Valverde0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-8827Andrea Fallas-Campos1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-671XMildred Alpízar-Alpízar2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-2164Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A. & Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Esports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1-11. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world has undergone a series of drastic changes. Due to this, postponement and cancellation of multiple annual big sports events have been announced, giving way to new digital alternatives that follow government isolation provisions. eSports has shown to be a rapidly evolving alternative to maintain the sportsmanship and passion that sports bring to the general population. In Costa Rica, like everywhere else, this sport has seen accelerated growth with a high rate of evolution. In this regard, the country faces significant challenges to promote future eSports events, professional development, and the creation of an organizational structure for its optimal practice. This paper aims to analyze how the global pandemic exposes the need to direct the attention to digital sports alternatives such as eSport and the future challenges that Costa Rica will face to develop it in an effective and efficient way.https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/43332/44302sportstechnologycoronavirus infections |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Rojas-Valverde Andrea Fallas-Campos Mildred Alpízar-Alpízar ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA Pensar en Movimiento sports technology coronavirus infections |
| title | ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA |
| title_full | ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA |
| title_fullStr | ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA |
| title_short | ESPORTS IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES WHEN TRANSFORMING GAMING INTO A SPORT IN COSTA RICA |
| title_sort | esports in times of a global pandemic opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in costa rica |
| topic | sports technology coronavirus infections |
| url | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/43332/44302 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT danielrojasvalverde esportsintimesofaglobalpandemicopportunitiesandfuturechallengeswhentransforminggamingintoasportincostarica AT andreafallascampos esportsintimesofaglobalpandemicopportunitiesandfuturechallengeswhentransforminggamingintoasportincostarica AT mildredalpizaralpizar esportsintimesofaglobalpandemicopportunitiesandfuturechallengeswhentransforminggamingintoasportincostarica |