CEO-UAB co-edits new volume of Diagoras focusing on the Olympic Esports Games ecosystem

This volum analyzes Esports as a bridge between Olympic heritage and technological innovation.

Volume 8 of Diagoras explores the complexity of the Olympic Esports Games (OEG), a dynamic ecosystem striving to balance sustainability with the popularity of new disciplines. Through various research papers, it examines how initiatives like the Olympic Virtual Series and the Olympic Esports Series promote a competitive framework where digital gaming culture and hypermodern sport values coexist.

The featured texts address fundamental challenges such as governance, player well-being, and the inclusion of people with disabilities, highlighting the need for a peripheral vision in Olympic education. The volume delves into the role of developers and the importance of out-of-game rules that codify competition, transforming the experience for both spectators and practitioners within a hybrid reality.

Lastly, the publication invites sports leaders to reflect on their role as connectors between tradition and innovation, utilizing tools like artificial intelligence to foster fair play and solidarity in an increasingly digitalized global society.

Diagoras: An international academic journal on Olympic studies; the first international open-access academic journal in the field of Olympic studies. Its aim is to foster a critical understanding of Olympism, the Olympic Movement, and the Olympic Games. Diagoras is an online journal published through a collaborative agreement between the New Zealand Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Canterbury; the Centre for Olympic Studies at the German University of Sport; the Centre for Olympic Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona; the University of Toulon; and the Pierre de Coubertin International Committee.