Spectator support system for e-sports using smartphones

Abstract

E-sports are becoming more popular in the world year by year, and the number of spectators is increasing. Therefore, online holding such as video distribution is increasing. However, in video distribution, there are cases where audiences cannot feel the atmosphere of the venue and get excited like when it is held locally. In addition, we thought that there was room to promote the excitement of spectators by using tools specialized for cheering even at the local event. In this study, we developed a system that links a smartphone and a game to give a direction to make cheering more exciting, targeting the FPS e-sports event. As a result, we were able to boost the support of the spectators by using smartphones.