Two-thirds of Russians view e-sports positively and support its development. Such data was published by analysts from the Rambler&Co media holding, who surveyed Internet users about what skills online games can develop and whether they can replace regular sports.
About 37% of eSports supporters enjoy online gaming, 21% think professional gaming is a good choice for young people, and 9% participate in eSports competitions.
Additionally, 33% of respondents believe that tournaments between players cannot be called sports. Almost half of the respondents (58%) describe e-sports as general entertainment, 29% say they are bored of watching such competitions, 9% do not like video games, and 4% doubt that e-sports can help develop useful skills.
The most popular e-sports discipline was shooting (42% of respondents), 28% chose strategy and 10% chose MOBA (online battle in the arena). Additionally, 10% preferred football simulators and 5% preferred fighting games.
During the survey, participants also explained what useful skills e-sports can develop. Just under half (42%) of respondents believe that playing games increases information processing speed; 23% believe that the game improves reaction training, 19% believe that the game improves logic, 11% imagination and 5% concentration and attention.
Let us remind you that the international “Games of the Future” competition will be held in Kazan for the first time between February 21 and March 3.
The survey was conducted between February 8 and February 15 on the resources of the media conglomerate Rambler&Co. A total of 20,305 Internet users participated in the survey.