Review on Fantasy Sports by francis fernandez
Fantasy Sports: Fans, Sponsors and Integrated Players!
In the fast-paced and diverse global crypto market every day we witness its expansion and branching; going from using cryptocurrencies for financial transactions to the use of blockchain to reach our homes (internet of things) and it has even invaded our most personal hobbies.
So much so, that nowadays we can play our sports completely online by forming teams with other virtual fans and taking as a base the performance statistics of real players of a sports team; to get rewards.
Fantasy Sports is a category within the video game blockchain; that allows its users to play a virtual season in any sport through a platform.
Fantasy Sports is an imaginary game where its members make up digital teams of real players of a specific sport.
The game focuses on considering the performance statistics of the real players and based on that weekly performance, establishing the points of each of the virtual teams. Within the game, fans designate a field manager and general manager from their team and create a roster to keep track of major statistical rates.
Online sports games have been very successful within the crypto industry; since they generate many annual benefits both for their participants and their sponsoring companies.
The success of this type of platform is that it manages to integrate mass of fans, real athletes and intelligent platforms in one place.
Thanks to these sports video games, many media are benefited with fruitful profits and this is where the growing success of this blockchain platform lies. Even more so in times of pandemics this category of games becomes more frequently used by fans of popular sports.
Pros
- Allows sports fans to join a team and interact with other virtual participants to enjoy the experience of the game in the comfort of where they are.
- It is possible to access virtual gaming platforms from mobile devices.
- Encourage users to put more interests in the performance of their favorite real players.
Cons
- The platform cannot replace the feel of the live game
