THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA E-SPORTS ASSOCIATION AS SUPPORT TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESPORTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL STAGES (2014-2019)

Abstract

Esports (pronounced "e-sports") is a general term used to describe video game competitions. Much like athletic sporting events, eSports games are often played before live audiences and may be broadcast over the Internet as well. Esports Indonesia governments in 2014 decided to participate on the growing industry by creating esports legal institution to support the development of esports in the country through IeSPA (Indonesia E-Sports Association). IeSPA is an organization made by the government to accommodate the needs of esports in Indonesia to develop and growth. The utilization of the organization for the government in the international level seems to be questionable, looking back that esports still in debatable about whether it is a sports or a recreational activity. The purpose of this research is to explain how the implementation of IeSPA can support Indonesian esports at the international stages. Based on the results of the research, many challenges are found in the implementation phase of the association such as number of pro player, social sceptics and low technology equipment. At the end of the results, the research discover that the implementation of IeSPA in Indonesia to supporting esports is a accurate move.