One of the audience members questioned whether VR, even if taken far beyond the rudimentary state it's in now, could be a strong replica of the real sport. Matthew Pound said that it would still be complimentary, while Andy Miah used the example of Taekwondo (which has two distinct version) to show that the virtual and real version of the sport can remain separate. 

Graham Ashton

Andy Miah compares the current state of esports to that of the early days of film - likening its current point to that of the silent era of cinema. In a wider context, he asks the audience to consider where esports was a year ago, and to think about the way the Olympics and NHL have used VR, augmented reality and gamification to evolve the competition.

Graham Ashton