The IOC Esports Games has been introduced into some regions and continents as a sign of a new dawn for competitive videogame players. While this process attracts international focus, powerful regional gains occur concurrently with the attraction of the spectacle of games.
Promoting IOC Esports Games in a region is among the most direct effects since the occurrence will be lucrative. These activities are participated by thousands of delegates, spectators, and foreign tourists, exerting an effect on spending on hotels, restaurants, transportation, and other facilities. Cohort one and two tourists and esports enthusiasts respectively will generate employment and support small businesses hence improving the economy. Also, global exposure is an opportunity for future investments and collaborations for the improvement of the region’s economy.
Organizing a large-scale event like the IOC Games is not an easy task which is why maximum technological performance is needed. It creates pressure on regions to fund high technology such as the Internet, modern sports palaces, digital platforms for mass live broadcasting, etc. They are specific advantages for the esports industry but they also contribute to the general improvement of the digital competencies of the region, thus positioning the area better in the global landscape of tech.
Since the gamers or players as well as the fans come from different parts of the world, the cultural differences could easily be embraced as fans get to interact with players at the IOC Esports Games. This interaction also creates the region as a cultural and technological market hence enabling it to gain recognition in the international market. They also act as a ground to display the culture, customs, and inventions of a region to people all over the world, which can enhance the likelihood of people’s engagement with the area’s artifacts and tourism destination.
The existence of such a big event in a region motivates local talent and draws the youth’s attention to it. Young people who want to become game players, developers, and IT specialists, receive inspiration that their territory is important in the world, thus, they may even get occupations connected to esports. This can culminate in the nurturing of local talents and their training, academies, and even competitions in the country as the interest in esports increases.
The benefits of the IOC Esports Games for the region are numerous starting with economic benefits, seconded by technological, followed by cultural, and last but not the least – inspirational benefits. With regions getting into esports more and more, they are opening themselves as strategic stakeholders in the global