Games of the future (competitions for e-sportsmen)

2023

Winners of e-sports games in Russia will enter universities without exams

On November 1, 2023, United Russia submitted to the State Duma a bill on the right of winners of major international competitions to enter sports universities without exams. The initiative was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Sports.

The list of competitions that will give the right to benefits may include the Sports Games of the BRICS member states, the Friendship Games and even the Games of the Future dedicated to e-sports. The list will be established by the government. The BRICS Games and the Games of the Future will be held in 2024 in Kazan, the Friendship Games in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. The innovation is expected to take effect in 2024. The list of competitions, the winners of which will be able to enter universities without exams, will be approved by the government.

A bill was introduced on the right of winners of major international competitions to enter sports universities without exams

By November 2023 in Art. 71 (special rights when accepting for a bachelor's degree and specialty) the law on education states that the right to admission without entrance exams in the field of physical education and sports has champions and prize-winners of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic Games, world champions, European champions, athletes who won first place in the world championship, European championship in sports "included in the programs of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic Games."

In September 2023, President of the Computer Sports Federation RFDmitry Smith, in a conversation with TASS, noted that Russian universities began to increasingly add points to the exam for applicants with good results in e-sports. Smith then emphasized that the number of participants in various e-sports competitions, including online, in Russia in 2023 exceeded 800 thousand. In esports, in this case, one person can be considered for several players if during the year he took part in more than one tournament. If you make an amendment to this, then there will be about half a million unique players.^[1]

Russia and China are developing a partnership in the field of high-tech sports

Russia and China are developing a partnership in the field of high-tech sports. This was announced on May 23, 2023 by the press service of the Games of the Future project.

2022-2023 were announced years of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of physical education and sports.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin in March 2023 invited Chinese friends to participate in the international tournament "Games of the Future." This event will be held in the spring of 2024 in Kazan. It will combine classic and innovative sports on one site using virtual and augmented reality technologies. We are waiting for Chinese teams for test competitions in 2023 and for the main tournament in 2024. I propose to coordinate our work regarding participation in the Games, the integration of IT companies and expect that in a year China will host this large-scale multisport event. said prime minister RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mikhail Mishustin.

{{quote 'author = noted Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko. | It has always been and remains important for us not only to be at the forefront of advanced technologies and achievements, but also to continue international cooperation, develop and strengthen ties with our neighbors and strategic partners. Future games will be an impetus for the development of many industries, including computer games, digital products, developments in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence, which will be integrated into the competition program,}}

Шаблон:Quote 'author = told Igor Stolyarov, project manager of "Games of the Future."

Шаблон:Quote 'author = said Tian Sheng Jie, Secretary General, Internet Society of China.

Synergy launches master's program in the direction of "management in e-sports and fijital sports"

The University "" and Synergy the "Games of the Future" project are launching a joint master's program in the direction of "management eSports in and fijital." sport The first recruitment of applicants is planned for the 2023/2024 academic year. education Specialists of fijital centers, regional branches of the fijital sports federation, organizers of specialized sports events and everyone who plans to connect their profession with digital activities will be able to get a master's degree. The university announced this on May 16, 2023. More. here

The Cabinet of Ministers allocated 5.2 billion rubles for the "Games of the Future"

In February 2023, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that allocated 5.2 billion rubles for the first e-sports games funded from the federal budget. We are talking about the competition "Games of the Future."

According to the press service of the Cabinet, federal funding will be divided into two stages. In 2023, its volume will be almost 1.8 billion rubles, and in 2024 - about 3.5 billion rubles.

In total, 5.2 billion rubles were allocated for the Games of the Future

In 2023, at the expense of budget funds, test competitions will be held in new sports disciplines that combine classic and digital sports in the "fijital" format. So, for example, players first compete in cyber football, and then go to the court and play in a real football match. Other fijital disciplines include basketball, hockey and martial arts. In addition, drone races and Beat Saber will be tested - a game where athletes will fight in virtual reality. The funding provided for 2024 will go to the games themselves.

It is important to do everything necessary so that this high-tech tournament becomes a real holiday for fans and athletes from all over the world, - said Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers on February 20, 2023.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Chernyshenko, more than 2 thousand people representing 256 teams from different countries should take part in the nine-day competitions planned in Kazan. The program includes 16 technological disciplines.

Work on the preparation and holding of international "Games of the Future" is carried out by the organizing committee, which was created by order of the Government. It includes representatives of ministries and departments, those who have already participated in the organization, for example, the World Cup, Universiade, Olympics and other major events. This is a professional team that works out the issues of accommodation, nutrition, medical, transport support, safety of participants, the work of volunteers, - said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko at a meeting with Mishustin.[2]

2022: VK engaged in the development of the metaverse for the first in Russia Olympics of e-sportsmen

As it became known on June 16, 2022, the VK holding took up the development of the metaverse for Russia's first Olympics of e-sportsmen - "Games of the Future." They will be held in Kazan in February 2024.

The fact that VK was chosen as the technological partner of the Games of the Future project writes Kommersant"" with reference to Igor Stolyarov, General Director of the World Games of the Future company. VK will be responsible in the project for developing a platform designed to unite competitions in the real and virtual worlds. On its basis, a metaverse will be launched, where it will be possible to communicate, watch competitions and gain new knowledge.

VK took up the development of the metaverse for the first e-sportsmen in Russia

"Games of the Future" will be held in new disciplines using modern technologies, the digital environment and physical activity. The competition format implies the use of the latest developments in the field of eSports, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, information technology and artificial intelligence.

According to the publication, by mid-June 2022, the main difficulty in implementing the project now lies in the fact that due to sanctions, the largest foreign publishers have stopped selling their games in Russia. Among them are Microsoft, Rockstar, CD Projekt, Electronic Arts, etc.

We are now trying to build relations with each publisher separately, for example, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, but now we can guarantee only four games for competitions, and we want much more, - said Igor Stolyarov.

He added that he is counting on VK also in terms of attracting domestic game developers. Director of Strategic Development of VK Play (in April 2022, VK created a separate video game platform for Russia, separating it from the international My.Games) Artem Chermenin said that the company is already creating the most comfortable conditions for developers, offering, in particular, a low commission for selling games (5%).^[3]

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