Objectives: To popularize e-sports racing in society through different schools, NGOs, and
government institutions, raising public awareness by holding regular experience
events, competitions, and sim-racing academy.
Hong Kong lacks variety in sports, let alone e-sports. There are limited
options for the community to choose from. This project will serve the
purpose to introduce a new kind of sports into society, increasing the
diversity of Hong Kong’s sports, popularize e-sports in Hong Kong, giving
more options for people to learn and get their interest. Discover more
talents in Hong Kong and get e-sports to be recognized as an official sport
in Hong Kong. Ultimately, establish e-sports as a new industry in Hong
Kong and at last increasing the diversity and competitiveness of Hong Kong
itself.
Our project stands out from other new sports addressing this same issue
through two main differentiators: First, the simulators for e-sports are
improving and evolving with the rapidly growing technology. Then, e-
sports racing in Hong Kong actually already had a few very successful
people that are ready to teach and coach the up-coming talents.
Firstly, the simulators improve with new technologies keep people’s level
of interest high. When they first get into this sport, they will be amazed by
the simulator’s real-ness. After they get used to that feeling, they will seek
more realism. To maintain their interest in this sports, daily-advancing
technology comes in clutch. More advanced simulation gears are being
invented and sold every season to keep people interested and at the same
time attracts more people to get into this sport.
Secondly, with some successful examples and instructors ready in this new
sports can give sufficient support and confidence for the hidden talents to
have success in a sport and could even represent Hong Kong in Olympics
E-sports Games.
Participants: They will not only gain more knowledge and skills in both
sim-racing and real-life driving, they could enhance their quality of life
through having more diverse hobbies to enrich their non-material life.
Community: The project fosters a sense of Wu Yee Sun College or CUHK
community connection and engagement. We could hold this project
every year and make it into a new tradition in WYS and CUHK.