In Vladivostok, on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), a scientific and practical conference was held within the framework of the international student festival of electronic sports and computer science “Battle for Science – 2023”, organized on the site of the VIII Eastern Economic Forum.
The event discussed the prospects for the development of computer sports and the gaming industry in Russia and the Far East. The precondition for the debate was the actively growing segment of new sports – electronic sports and computer sports. In addition to the sports and economic component, there is also an educational component: many opinion leaders of our youth are now “on the other side of the barricades”, we often hear the opinion that computer games are not useful.
The scientific event was attended by: Senior Advisor of the Department of Media Projects of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Vitalevna Sorokina, Deputy Vice-Rector of the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University Ilya Olegovich Yaskov, director of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Technologies of the Far Eastern Federal University – Grigory Anatolyevich Aleksanin, director of Drift Gaming (Vladivostok), former director of the Russian eSports League – Renewed Alexander Konstantinovich, marketing director of “Future Games” project – Anna Aleksandrovna Kharnas, General Director of Lesta Games Moscow (Lesta Games group of companies) – Polina Ronzhina, international expert on esports and the gaming industry, former top director of Nintendo Russia in the CIS / Tencent Games – Hisham Nouhu (Morocco / Russia), Doctor of Philosophy, Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Financial University of the Government of the Russian Federation – Pavel Sergeevich Seleznev. The round table was moderated by the director of the Central Institute of Physical Culture and Sports of the Russian State University. A. Kosygina (under the Ministry of Education and Science) – Vodov Denis Aleksandrovich.
The experts discussed current topics:
– What are the prospects for Russian eSports in the short and medium term?
– Can Russia compete with its gaming product internationally?
– What are the prospects for the Far East to become a center for the development of these areas in the country and in the world?
– What new approaches can be offered to the industry?
The grand final of the e-sports competition of the international festival of student e-sports and scientific and computer sports “Battle for Science – 2023” will be held on November 18, 2023 within the framework of the international exhibition and forum “Russia” in the territory of VDNKh. in Moscow.
The international festival of student e-sports and science on computer sports “Battle for Science – 2023” is held with the support of a grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the federal project “Popularization of science and technology” of the state program of the Russian Federation “Scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation”, as well as events dedicated to the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.
