The International World Games Association (IWGA) will launch its eGaming project at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama USA.
Hagen Bossdorf, the IWGA TV and Marketing Coordinator, said it was a way to promote various sports. “The IWGA sees eGaming as a way to promote various sports of the World Games. We strive to reach a younger target audience. Based on this, the IWGA Board has approved our eGaming strategy through to 2025,” the IWGA quoted Bossdorf as saying on its official website.
He said eGaming was the digital, virtual version of a sport as known from FIFA or the NBA. “This is the area we want to promote and develop for The World Games. We are not focusing on eSports and its successful games. That is a different area and not one we want to promote.”
He said the core of the World Games Plaza in Birmingham, Alabama was the Sports Garden, where different sports could showcase themselves. “Fans and visitors will be able to try the sports out for themselves there. In this area there will be an eGaming pavilion, where we will present virtual versions of archery, racquetball and softball,” he added.—APP
