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Lectures 2008


Workshop: eSports Yellow Press - Blessing or Curse?

Moderation: David Hiltscher

Attendees: Simon Wondracek, David Abel, Jan Odendahl, Morris Wink, Michal Blicharz

Date: May 27th, 4.00 - 6.00 pm in Room B

Short Description: Central discussion points of the workshop will be:
- Yellow Press journalism and Rumour Mongers - Blessing or Curse?
- Star creation - What journalistic approach is the best and do we need it at all?
- Morality - Players' privacy vs. star cult



Workshop: Status Quo - How far away is eSports from athletic sports?

Moderation: Michael Wagner

Attendees: Tobias Kollmann, Rolf Kretschmann, Simon Papendorf, Jörg Müller-Lietzkow

Date: May 27th 4.00 - 6.00 pm in Room C

Short Description: The topic will juxtapose the perspectives of sport sciences and economics and compare both points of view with each other.



Presentation: Results and Discussion of the Workshops

Speakers: Michael Wagner, David Hiltscher

Date: May 27th, 6.15 - 7.00 pm in Room 1

Short Description: Each moderator will present the results of his workshop to the audience



Lecture: The Use of Sport Simulations in the course of training of professional teams

Speaker: Jens Brämer

Moderation: Sven Wedig

Attendees: Jens Brämer, Lars Leese, Björn Vöcking

Date: May 28th, 10.10 - 10.50 am in Room 1

Short Description: The introductory speech by Mr. Brämer will give an insight into the methods of training of a professional team and report on the use of digital media in the course of athletic sport training sessions. Afterwards, the topic will be tackled by a discussion round.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: Quo Vadis, Digital Sports Games? Virtualized Sports vs. Real Sports

Speaker: Rolf Kretschmann

Date: May 28th, 11.00 - 11.30 am

Short Description Digital sports are regarded and categorically analyzed from the point of view of athletic sports. From the perspective of athletic sports, the question of enrichment or substitution of digital games comes up.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: Poland's internet cafes as a deliverer of eSports stars

Speaker: Michal Blicharz

Date: May 28th, 11.40 - 12.10 am

Short Description The lecture will evaluate the problems of the eSports and internet infrastructure in Poland between 1999 and 2002, including the lack of developed organised leagues, the poor quality and low availability of home internet connections. It will show that it is those problems that have led to the development of internet cafes and the birth of major Polish esports stars such as team Meet Your Makers (Pentagram), Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski or Krzysztof "Draco" Nalepka.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: Aimbots and Wallhacks before the court – a glimpse back on the first anti-cheat lawsuit of eSports history

Speaker: Konstantin Ewald

Date: May 28th, 1.30 - 2.00 pm

Short Description: A suspended eSport-Team attempted to re-gain the license for playing via a preliminary injuction before the local court of Cologne. The lecture looks back on the proceeding of the lawsuit and explains its judicial facts.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: Establishing an eSports business – Challenges, Chances and Risks

Speaker: Jens Hilgers & Michael Kuhl

Date: May 28th, 2.10 - 2.40 pm in Room 1

Short Desciption: The lecture expounds problems which can arise from the beginning of the conception phase over the Start Up to the point of a middle-class business. Given this, both the chances and risks which concern business founders, particularly in the eSport branch, are analyzed.

Details: Link



Lecture: The Tipping Point of Esports

Speaker: Ari Wegter

Date: May 28th, 2.50 - 3.20 pm in Room 1

Short Description: From the success factors in Asia, to the bootlenecks to growth in the US and Europe to the tipping point for eSports.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: The entire overview about eSports in South Korea - today and tomorrow

Speaker: Noha Park

Date: May 28th, 4.00 - 4.30 pm in Room 1

Short Description: As the topic says, Mr. Park will give an overview about eSports in South Korea. He will explain the situation as it is now and how it will develop in future.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Lecture: Being a lobbyist in gaming – how to make eSports a political matter!

Speaker: Ibrahim Mazari

Date: May 28th, 4.40 - 5.10 pm

Short Description: The lecture shows why it is of crucial importance in the gaming branch to coordinate the communication with political decision makers and of how Turtle Entertainment manages to do so.

Presentation: Link (.pdf)



Discussion: Future of eSports - Trend and Perspective

Moderation: David Hiltscher

Attendees: Jelle Ketelbuters, Jens Christian Ringdal, Frank Sliwka, Stefan Baloh, Noha Park, Alexander T. Müller

Date: May 28th, 5.20 - 6.00 pm in Room 1

Short Description: The representatives of the different eSports-associations will discuss the global future of eSports


 
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