Millions of video game enthusiasts who use consoles or computers are increasingly leaving the solitude of their own screen in an extremely lively, competitive and spectacular world that has come to resemble any world-class sports competition: an economy where millions of dollars in prizes are up for grabs and where fans come to watch their favorites, as in the stadium, when they are not playing themselves.

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More than in any other conventional “physical” sport, in the world of “eSports” (electronic sports) you are struck by the startling reality that there are almost no players in the cars, on the stages or in the virtual battles.

If you walked into the Palace of Parliament this fall for Bucharest Gaming Week, the big eSports event that took place in October in Bucharest, you couldn’t tell for sure if you were in an indoor stadium or in a colorful virtual reality. video games

People in the hall laughed and squealed at every twist or display of technical prowess by the players competing in a variety of League of Legends, DOTA 2 or Counter-Strike competitions.

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