E-sports Hotel: Some Young People's Inner Senses?

I received the room card at the front desk, opened the door, and left my backpack and suitcase. 19-year-old Zhang Hua (a pseudonym) and two friends from the same industry went straight to three curved super-large screen computers erected side by side in the room. Before they could sit down, the three of them pressed the power button in unison to experience the running speed of the computer first. With a "go", they joined hands to enter the world of online games. This is the scene of an e-sports hotel in Jianghan Road business district, Wuhan on February 22nd.

In recent years, "e-sports hotels" have appeared in cities such as Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi. 2-5 computers equipped with bunk beds that can accommodate many people are "standard" in guest rooms. In recent days, China Youth Daily Zhongqing Online reporter visited and learned that most of these e-sports hotels are located around universities or popular business districts, and the main tourists are young men under the age of 30.

In the opinion of some interviewed "players", unlike Internet cafes, e-sports hotels are more "private", and at the same time, they are more convenient to rest when they are tired. E-sports hotels are becoming a new place for some young people to relax and socialize.

20 1 9 65438+1October1,in the room of an e-sports theme hotel in Taiyuan, Shanxi, young men and women are playing the popular game "Survival of the Jedi". Photo courtesy of vision china

From 2: 30 pm to 4: 00 pm on February 22, in the above-mentioned e-sports hotel, according to the reporter's preliminary statistics, within one and a half hours, * * * had four guests coming to check in, all of whom were young people under 30 years old, and only 1 was a girl. These guests are all booked in advance through the online platform.

Some guests have been staying for several days. In a room of five people on the sixth floor, three boys and two girls are sitting in front of the computer. Boys are playing online games and girls are watching movies. Several young people have been good friends for many years and usually work in different provinces. On February 20th, they came to this e-sports hotel together.

"In fact, it is a' transfer station' for everyone to meet, play games together and exchange feelings. You don't have to worry about whose network speed is slow." They plan to stay for another day and then return to their respective jobs.

All three boys said that before playing games, they would choose to go to Internet cafes, but Internet cafes are "not as quiet, comfortable and private as e-sports hotels", and e-sports hotels are "more suitable for small-circle gatherings that love to play games".

According to Lynch, a junior, the e-sports hotel is a relatively closed private space. "Occasionally yelling when playing games will not affect roommates. You don't have to worry about the click of the mechanical keyboard or the light of the desk lamp when you play late. There is hot water to take a bath after playing the game, unlike the dormitory where the hot water stops after eleven o'clock. Compared with internet cafes, when you enjoy yourself, you don't have to worry about missing the access control time of the dormitory. "

George E-sports Hotel is a chain hotel, which has been laid out in Wuhan and Qianjiang in just one year. Several partners are all born after 85, and they usually like to play games. In 20 18, after discovering the new format of e-sports hotels in Zhengzhou, they returned to Hubei to try to open several chain stores.

"E-sports hotels are more like cross-border derivatives of Internet cafes and hotels. It is more entertaining than traditional hotels and more comfortable than Internet cafes. It is a leisure place tailored for young people. "

In this hotel, some rooms also have mahjong tables. From the afternoon of February 2 1 to the evening, a dozen guests booked all seven rooms on the seventh floor of the hotel, some playing games and some playing mahjong together.

According to hotel statistics, among the usual tourists, social figures and student groups each account for about half. Every Friday to Sunday, the room is basically full.

According to Changjiang Daily, playing games in e-sports hotels has become a new way for some young people to celebrate the New Year. Mr. Xu, a citizen, said that although young people can occasionally play games with friends, everyone is entangled in work and it is not easy to get together for a long time. It is difficult to have a long holiday during the Spring Festival. Of course, I hope to relax as much as possible and come as happily as possible.

20 17, Taoyuan, the first e-sports hotel in Asia, iHotel. The room is equipped with professional e-sports game equipment, all computer parts are made of ASUS, each one is equipped with DXRACER electric competition chair, and the graphics card is the flagship GTX 1080Ti of N card. Photo courtesy of vision china

Unlike most players, Lynch prefers to go to the e-sports hotel alone.

On Friday evening, February 22nd, Lynch came to the front desk of an e-sports hotel near the school, carrying a backpack and wearing a sportswear. "Still two nights, no need to invoice."

After checking in quickly, he went to an e-sports theme room on the third floor. Lynch likes e-sports and plans to go back to school on Sunday afternoon. "The bag is a washing bag and two or three clothes, and there is a very thin professional book. Sweaters are breathable and comfortable. If you sit in jeans for an hour, you will feel uncomfortable, "he said, pushing his glasses.

He put the professional books on the bedside table, put on headphones, turned on the computer, entered the game hall, looked at his watch and estimated, "I played three games for about 45 minutes, and then went to bed to read two pages of books." He smiled. "I still want to read, so I don't feel uneasy."

Lynch chose his usual hero role in the game, changed the skin of the game after thinking for a few seconds, and the new "game night" gave himself a little freshness.

He likes e-sports games, but he is not addicted. Not only to relax, but also because the game is different from the established reality, where he can freely create a world that belongs only to him, which is arbitrary and secret enough. What role to choose, what skin to use, what equipment to stand on and what equipment to buy are all determined by his fingertips, and are not influenced by anyone, "like an inner sense independent of reality."

"In the game, you can feel more control over yourself, control winning or losing, and control your life." After playing a game, Lynch turned his wrist, straightened up, stood up and shook his arm twice. People who play games for a long time will have some sore wrists, and professional players will be hurt. Qian Qian, a fanatic of online games in China, is rare in the end. "This industry is more difficult than expected." .

In the morning 12, Lynch ended three innings. He took a bath, put on clean clothes, sat on the bed and opened the book. "I will wake up a lot after taking a shower. When I turn off the computer, I will return to reality. On the contrary, I feel that I haven't seen you for a long time, and the time flow rate is different. I feel more cherished when I open the book. "

Unlike some people who are addicted to games and don't want to wake up, he clearly knows that time is exchanged equally. He has been addicted to the "free control" in the game, and will face the real life more firmly after turning off the phone.

The data shows that more than 90% of the nearly 50 e-sports hotels in Wuhan opened on 20 18.

The reporter visited and found that most of them are, that is, adding high-profile computers in hotels. It is generally difficult for guests to enjoy other services besides playing games and chatting. Some rooms have players playing games while smoking in a closed space, and the indoor air is poor. There is basically no catering in these hotels, and players rely on takeout to eat.

Wang Gang, general manager of Wuhan Greenland Magic Hotel, has a different understanding of the positioning of e-sports hotels.

This hotel has more than 220 rooms, but there is no unified e-sports equipment in the rooms. On the fifth floor of the hotel, an e-sports competition hall with an area of more than 400 square meters and a height of about 6.5 meters has been specially opened. The venue is equipped with competition-level e-sports equipment and professional lighting and audio equipment, and there are also supporting competition functional areas around the competition hall, such as the guidance hall, dressing room and players' lounge.

In addition, there is an e-sports area on the sixth floor of the hotel, equipped with multiple e-sports computers, which can be used for team practice and hotel guest experience.

In Walter WANG's view, e-sports hotel is not the same as "adding several high-profile computers in the guest room", and e-sports is not the same as "playing online games", but the connotation of young people to publicize their personality, exercise their thinking ability and reaction ability, and cultivate the spirit of being the first and teamwork; In addition, there are other additional fields that young people like, such as music and cosplay. "I hope young people can experience more essence of e-sports culture here."

In addition to games, in terms of social functions, the hotel is equipped with Rubik's Cube Club, party room, outdoor standard skatepark and street basketball court. At the same time, it is planned to hold music festivals and animation festivals, "to hold some rich and varied activities that young people like".