It is highly likely that artificial intelligence will impact many different parts of our lives moving forward.
The gaming and gambling industries are likely to lean heavily on AI in the future and with eSports bridging both of those, we are likely to see AI involved a lot in the future of eSports. They already use many types of technology to improve their services, expect to see AI amongst those in the future.
In 2019, 6.6 billion hours of eSports content was watched by fans, which was available to players through approximately 56,000 different live broadcasting channels. The potential for those looking to invest in eSports is huge, and with AI, those who are choosing to look towards the future can have a better guess at what is going to happen.
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How Teams Pick Their Players
We have scouts and data available for teams to use when they are looking for a new signing, but AI could enhance that and give them a far more accurate plan to use.
AI can use data regarding games and wins, information from bookmakers regarding how often a player wins when they are favourite to win and much more to create a template from which they can sign players from.
eSports betting is becoming increasingly popular with punters, but the odds and outcome of games can also be used in this way. Sites like newbettingsites.uk advise eSports users to compare the different bookmakers on offer as odds and betting markets between each can vary.
Should this data come together, an average could be found to help teams who are looking for stats and data surrounding how often potential new players win when favourite, or when they are the underdog.
Sponsorship Money in eSports
We are seeing a number of the top eSports players receive sponsorship deals, while many of the big events have a named sponsor as their partner. In the future this is seemingly set to get bigger, and it would be no surprise to see even bigger names moving into this field, which could include bookmakers.
AI can be used for both sides of this. Firstly, new companies looking to get into the eSports scene can use AI to gather data surrounding the kind of reach they could expect from a sponsorship campaign. This can look at the popularity of the tournament, how many viewers tune in to watch online, how long they watch for and how eSports fans interact with brands who sponsor events.
The second side of this is for the players themselves. They can use AI to work out their reach, how many people interact with them on social media, who watches them play either at home or in competitions and much more.
This can all be used to value how much they are worth. A gamer is not likely to have a very long career, they need to make as much money as possible in a short time, and every penny counts. AI will help them value themselves, ensuring they get the right deal from sponsors.
