{ A STUDENT THESIS PROJECT FOR THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM AT THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN }

The requisite for this project was to design a unique project of our choosing for our final thesis project.  Elixir is an E-Sports bar experience for the gamer and non-gamer alike.  It allows the user to both spectate professional gaming and play those same games all in one location, while still enjoying a typical bar experience.

Electronic sports (or E-sports) is a term for organized video game competitions, especially between professionals. The most common video game genres associated with electronic sports are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena.

 

 Historically, E-Sports have appealed to a small niche audience, with little representation in mass media such as television. Because of this, the increasing availability of online video streaming   platforms, particularly Twitch, has become central to current E-Sports competitions. Although E-Sports have long been a part of video game culture, competitions have seen a large surge in popularity in recent years. 

 

As huge E-Sports events grow to compete with some of the largest sporting events on the planet, a new study predicts that the global E-Sports video market will be worth $300 million annually by 2018.

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