Rong Yi, Li Jiaqi
Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, Macau SAR, China.
Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Apr 16;6:1346984. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1346984. eCollection 2024.
Esports is a rapidly growing industry and related information garners the attention of audiences both inside and outside the arena. The electronic competition system has become more structured over time and there are now standard off-seasons, which coincide tightly with an intensive period of player transfers. However, at the same time, the off-season has few events to cover and transfer information is highly confidential, so any insights regarding possible transfers are of deep interest to audiences. As a result, unofficial esports insiders often leak transfer information. To explore this phenomenon in greater depth, the methodology used in this study was based on the content analysis of information relating to 10-years in the life of the esport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Data was collected from the Perfect World Esports APP and the HLTV websites to analyze the informants and the development of transfer information and its influence. It was found that, during the off-season, insider transfer revelations became the primary focus of content in the esports media sector. As the number of viewers participating in discussions about potential transfers has grown, esports tipsters have discovered a new career path within the industry. A comprehensive assessment of the audience and professional practitioners reveals the essential qualities that esports insiders should possess to excel in this field and for their careers to develop.
电子竞技是一个快速发展的行业,相关信息吸引了赛场内外观众的关注。随着时间的推移,电子竞赛系统变得更加规范,现在有了标准的淡季,这与球员转会的密集期紧密重合。然而,与此同时,淡季期间可供报道的赛事很少,转会信息又高度保密,所以任何有关可能转会的见解都备受观众关注。因此,非官方的电竞业内人士经常泄露转会信息。为了更深入地探究这一现象,本研究采用的方法基于对电子竞技《反恐精英:全球攻势》(CS:GO)十年历程相关信息的内容分析。数据从完美世界电竞应用程序和HLTV网站收集,以分析消息人士以及转会信息的发展及其影响。研究发现,在淡季期间,业内人士透露的转会消息成为了电竞媒体领域内容的主要焦点。随着参与讨论潜在转会的观众数量增加,电竞爆料者在该行业内发现了一条新的职业道路。对观众和专业从业者的全面评估揭示了电竞业内人士在这个领域出类拔萃并实现职业发展应具备的基本素质。