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For my Authoring project I decided to use the medium of DOTA 2. This game is what’s known as a “E-Sport” which means that it is played competitively around the world be teams for money. I thought that it would be an interesting comparison to take the commentary from a sport (in this case soccer) and set it over some clips from a “professional” Dota 2 player. I discovered through watching some of these videos that the announcers for actual Dota 2 events sound actually very similar to the announcers for sports, and that the composition didn’t feel wholly out of place.
Adding the sports commentary gives the game a bit more gravitas, conveying and Aura on the piece that’s different than it’s original. ESports are not really recognized as “real” sports, so giving it the same treatment as one changes your perception. This game contains many of the same elements as a “real” sport; for example it’s team based and the players can make a living on it. I discovered that the audio actually managed to line up fairly well when I edited it down, and the similarity to DOTA 2 announcers took me by surprise.