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2020年12月的亞奧理事會第39次全體代表大會上,電子競技獲批成為杭州亞運會競賽項目,賽事期間將舉辦英雄聯(lián)盟、王者榮耀(亞運版)、爐石傳說等8個項目的比賽,并產(chǎn)生8枚金牌。這是電競繼成為2018年雅加達亞運會表演項目后,首次作為亞運會正式競賽項目出現(xiàn)在公眾視野中。
這一消息令無數(shù)電競愛好者們激動不已。電子競技的加入,帶動了新一代年輕人去關(guān)注、去享受亞運會這場盛典,為亞運會帶來欣欣向榮的活力與朝氣,讓亞運會迸發(fā)出新的生機。
來自贊比亞的曼波(Bupe)和來自也門的那迪(AlNahdi)都是電競愛好者,日前,他們懷著激動和好奇的心情走進了杭州亞運會電競館。
“星際戰(zhàn)艦”即將啟航
電競是最后一個被確認的杭州亞運會正式比賽項目,電競館也是杭州亞運會場館建設(shè)的收官之作,杭州亞運會電競館于2022年3月15日首次順利亮燈,這也標志著第19屆杭州亞運會13座特級和一級以上場館全部通電。
曼波和那迪不遠萬里來到浙江杭州,他們都對中國文化情有獨鐘。曼波目前在杭州師范大學學習計算機科學,而那迪的專業(yè)是金融工程專業(yè),與曼波是校友。
杭州亞運會電競館坐落于美麗的杭州拱墅大運河數(shù)智未來城內(nèi)的北景園生態(tài)公園。見到電競館的第一眼,曼波和那迪就忍不住驚嘆道:“主場館好像一艘宇宙飛船,這也太酷了!”杭州亞運會電競場館的建筑設(shè)計構(gòu)思緊密圍繞“星際旋渦”概念,主場館形似一艘“星際戰(zhàn)艦”,與電競比賽的科技感、未來感非常契合。白天,杭州亞運會電競場館如同一艘動感十足的“星際戰(zhàn)艦”,漂浮在湖畔;夜色中,這個氣勢磅礴的建筑通過夜景照明設(shè)計又變?yōu)榫薮蟮男请H旋渦,彰顯新時代運動的獨特魅力。場館外部由陽極氧化鋁板與電動變色玻璃天窗組合而成,是國內(nèi)最大的異型曲面陽極氧化鋁板單體建筑,同時,它將動態(tài)屏、三維全息影像、大型電子互動裝置等一系列多媒體設(shè)備有機融合,將成為賽事舉行期間場館的一大亮點。此外,在性能上,綠色生態(tài)也是“星際戰(zhàn)艦”的一大特色。以空調(diào)系統(tǒng)為例,通過“地源熱泵+冷卻塔”等方式,就可以節(jié)能30%。
流線設(shè)計則結(jié)合通往地鐵站的路徑形態(tài),輔之以公交站、地下通道流線,形成星云多邊旋轉(zhuǎn)的構(gòu)圖。同時地面“旋渦”旋轉(zhuǎn)直上,環(huán)繞形成建筑主體,宛如星云中的恒星,正在不斷燃燒自我,向宇宙拋射光與能量??罩胁降姥貓鲳^建筑外側(cè)盤旋而上,直至屋頂花園,游客可俯瞰北景園生態(tài)公園的優(yōu)美景觀。
建筑外圍的下沉廣場與庭院給地下空間帶來陽光與空氣,為場館的戶外展示和人們的交流休憩提供場所。
走進場館內(nèi)部,偌大的場地令人心生悸動。場館內(nèi)設(shè)約5000個座位,座椅美觀又舒適,可有效減輕觀眾的觀賽疲勞感。細心的曼波還發(fā)現(xiàn)場館內(nèi)墻進行了特別的隔音設(shè)計,就像音樂工作室一樣。對此,那迪頗有研究并介紹說:“因為在電競比賽現(xiàn)場,選手和觀眾的歡呼聲通常比較大,這種材質(zhì)的墻體可以很好地將聲音隔絕在室內(nèi)。”
曼迪發(fā)現(xiàn),場館中央最引人注目的便是擁有4面大屏和4面角屏,總面積達240平方米的斗屏。“聽說這個大家伙可升可降,最高可以升至離地面22米”,曼波感嘆到,這樣的設(shè)計,可以讓坐在各方位的觀眾都清楚地看到整場比賽的精彩場景。再加上2部高清全息投影,還能讓觀眾有上下180度、環(huán)繞360度的視覺感受。為了打造沉浸式比賽氛圍,帶給觀眾最好的觀賽體驗,一位場館工作人員告訴曼波和那迪,場館內(nèi)所使用的十組音響都是與NBA比賽同級別的。同時,斗屏上方的6組線陣列音箱,和斗屏下方的4只返聽音箱,配合場館內(nèi)墻具有吸音效果的UHPC板和GRG穿孔板,足以帶來震撼的視聽沖擊。
鐘愛玩《王者榮耀》的那迪還分享了一個與電競有關(guān)的故事。不久前,他結(jié)識了一名代號為“偽裝”的職業(yè)電競選手,發(fā)現(xiàn)兩人在談到《王者榮耀》時有非常多的共同語言,那次“偶遇”瞬間拉近了電競愛好者與職業(yè)選手間的距離。
“電競時代”正在到來
“電競?cè)雭啞焙?,專業(yè)電競賽事場館的搭建更凸顯出對于亞運會電競賽事的重視程度。杭州亞運會電競館是第一座亞運會賽事標準的專業(yè)電子競技場館,根據(jù)亞運比賽場館要求,通過巧妙規(guī)劃和精心布局,場館既能滿足賽事需要,又兼顧了賽后利用。該場館在賽事結(jié)束后也將有機會承辦國內(nèi)外頂級電競賽事和演唱會,未來還可滿足多種賽事、文藝演出、博覽會等綜合場館需求。
在探館即將結(jié)束之際,曼波表示,他特別期待在杭州亞運會電競館里能看到音樂家們的演出。
隨著時代的發(fā)展、新興產(chǎn)業(yè)的不斷成熟,電子競技和社會的交融正在進一步加深,而杭州亞運會恰恰是其中一個關(guān)鍵節(jié)點,不僅會讓電子競技的正向價值進一步得到擴大,也讓大眾對電子競技的體育化、對電競選手成為成為為國爭光的運動員有更加具有包容性的積極認知。
經(jīng)歷了自二十世紀末開始的萌芽、發(fā)展,再到如今的騰飛,屬于“電子競技”的時代正在到來。電競體育場館作為勢不可擋的電競產(chǎn)業(yè)載體,蘊含巨大的潛力,足以讓一個古老的城市煥發(fā)出新科技的榮光。這個萬眾矚目的世界性舞臺將為電子競技逐步走向大眾化、產(chǎn)業(yè)化和科技化保駕護航,我們也期待中國國家電子競技隊能在杭州亞運會上發(fā)揮出最佳水平。
Bupe and Al Nahdi: Eye-catching Esports at the Hangzhou Asian Games
By? Shang Hanguang
Esports is officially listed as a medal sport in the Hangzhou Asian Games with eight gold medals, where AESFs eMasters and VR Sports will also make their debut as demonstration sports.
This news has stirred many an esports fan, including Bupe from Zambia and Al Nahdi from Yemen, both esports enthusiasts. A few days ago, they walked into Hangzhou Esports Center.230992B8-E704-4748-B0F9-339C00F59186
Located in Beijingyuan Ecological Park in Gongshu district, Hangzhou Esports Center is the final piece to have been constructed among the competition venues of the Hangzhou Asian Games. After a year and a half, it was successfully lit up for the first time on March 13, 2022.
Traveling thousands of miles from their home countries to Hangzhou, both Bupe and Al Nahdi have a soft spot for Chinese culture. They are now students at Hangzhou Normal University, where Bupe is studying computer science and Al Nahdi financial engineering. The first time they saw the Esports Center, they couldnt help but marvel at its one-of-a-kind design, “Its like a spaceship, which is so cool!”
With its design closely revolving around the idea of a “stellar vortex”, the main building is shaped like a starship, in a full futuristic and technological sense.
During the day, the center is like a starship floating on the lake whereas in the night, it turns into a huge stellar vortex through nightscape illumination. The exterior is composed of anodized aluminum panels and transparent LED glass curtain walls, which organically integrate a series of multimedia equipment such as dynamic screens, 3D holographic imaging and large-scale electronic interactive devices, which will be a highlight during the Games.
The streamline design is complemented by the winding pathways from the metro station to the venue, which form the backbone of the nebular boundary in the stellar vortex design, supplemented by underground passages and bus stops. Together, they create a multi-sided rotating nebula, with the main building shaped like a fixed star, which burns itself to emit light and energy to the universe. Meanwhile, the skywalk spirals up along the outside of the venue to the roof garden, where visitors can overlook the beautiful Beijingyuan Ecological Park, and the sunken plaza and courtyard around the building provide sunshine and ventilation, a place for outdoor demonstrations, interpersonal communication and leisure activities.
Inside, the huge venue is gripping. There are about 5,000 seats, with chairs pretty and comfortable to considerably ease the fatigue inflicted on spectators after a long match. Bupe noticed that the interior walls, like those of a music studio, were specially designed for sound insulation. Expert in this regard, Al Nahdi explained, “The applause of players and spectators can be deafening during esports competition, which will be well isolated from the outside if walls of such material are adopted.”230992B8-E704-4748-B0F9-339C00F59186
The funnel-shaped LED display in the center consists of four large screens and four smaller ones, which is supplemented by six large screens on the surrounding walls, so that spectators in all positions can clearly watch the games. In fact, its sound effect is also up to the standard of NBA events.
After its admission into the Asian Games, esports have been further promoted in terms of its importance with the construction of a dedicated esports venue. The first professional esports arena that meets the standards of the Asian Games, Hangzhou Esports Center, through ingenious planning and careful design, not only meets the needs of esports events, but caters to its post-Asian Games availability as a base for top esports events and concerts at home and abroad. At the end of the tour, Bupe said that he anticipated to see musicians perform at Hangzhou Esports Center.
With the development of the times and the maturity of emerging industries, the integration of esports and society has deepened, and the era of “esports” comes at length. The Hangzhou Asian Games thus serves as a key time node, which not only further expands the positive value of esports, but also allows the public to develop a more inclusive and positive perception of the incorporation of esports in Asian Games as well as the identity of esports players as glory-winning, respectable athletes.230992B8-E704-4748-B0F9-339C00F59186