Who Invented Esports?

Esports has been around for a long time, with people playing competitively since the early days of video gaming. But who invented esports?

Introduction

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The First Esports Tournament

The first esports tournament took place in October 1972 at Stanford University for the game Spacewar. A total of 24 students competed for a grand prize of a year’s subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.

In 1980, the Space Invaders Championship drew more than 10,000 participants in the United States. Atari held these Space Invaders tournaments in shopping malls across America to drum up interest in the video game.

The video game industry began to boom in the early 1980s with classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Ms. Pac-Man. It was around this time that esports began to gain traction as a legitimate competitive sport.

The Growth of Esports

The earliest known video game competition took place on October 19, 1972 at Stanford University for the game Spacewar. Stanford students were invited to an “Intergalactic spacewar olympics” whose grand prize was a year’s subscription for Rolling Stone. While Spacewar is often credited as the first video game, it was in fact preceded by one year by the completion of Colossus, the first programmable electronic computer. The first commercially available video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, was released on May 24, 1972. The Odyssey included two paddles that could be used to control a dot on the screen. While Pong is often credited as being the first commercially successful video game, it was in fact preceded by one year by the release of Nolan Bushnell’s Computer Space.

The Future of Esports

The Future of Esports

The world of esports is growing rapidly, with new tournaments and leagues sprouting up all the time. The prize pools for these events are also getting larger, with some competitions offering millions of dollars in prize money. This growth is only set to continue in the coming years, as more and more people become interested in watching and playing competitive video games.

As the world of esports grows, it is likely that we will see even more innovation in how these competitions are structured and how they are broadcast to viewers. We may also see more traditional sports organizations start to get involved in the esports scene, as they look to tap into this rapidly growing market.