mind sports – current status and future prospect...presented at the first weiqi summit, hangzhou,...
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MindSports–CurrentStatusandFutureProspect
PresentedattheFirstWeiqiSummit,Hangzhou,China,November2013ThomasHsiang
SecretaryGeneral,InternaFonalMindSportsAssociaFon
VicePresident,InternaFonalGoFederaFonDirector,WorldPairGoAssociaFon
VicePresidentforInternaFonalAffairs,AmericanGoAssociaFonProfessorofElectrical&ComputerEngineering,UniversityofRochester
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Outline
• WhatareMindSports?• MajorMindSportEventsinRecentYears• MindSports–theEduca;onalIni;a;ves• MentalHealthBenefitofMindSports• FutureProspectsandTasks• Conclusion
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WhatareMindSports?(1)• Theterm“mindsport”isamoderntermstartedinUK–the
“MindSportOlympiad”hasbeenheldinUKsince1997.Itincludesmanyboardandcardgamespreviouslyconsidered“leisuregames”.
• TheGeneralAssocia;onofInterna;onalSportFedera;on(GAISF)evolvedintoSportAccordandincludesmindsports.
• SportAccorddefinesSPORTasanac;vitythat:- Includestheelementofcompe;;on;- Doesnotincludeanyelementof“luck”builtintothecompe;;on;
- Doesnotposeunduerisktothehealthofsafetyofitspar;cipants;
- Isnotharmfultoanylivingcreature;- Doesnotrelyonequipmentprovidedbyasinglemanufacturer.
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WhatareMindSports?(2)• SportAccordclassifiessportsinto5categories:
– Physicalsports– Mindsports– Motorizedsports– Synchronizedsports– Animal-assistedsports
• Acommonthemeofsportsis“playtowin”–competewithhighconcentraFon,fighFngspirit,quickreflecFon,andstrongwill.Itmustcontainelementsoffairplay,discipline,rules,moralcode,training,andperformance.
• Mindsportsarethendefinedwithinthesecriteria.
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TheInterna;onalMindSportsAssocia;on(IMSA)
• Foundedin2005,IMSAexistsinthesebngofSportAccord.• FoundingmembersofIMSAincludeBridge(WBF),Chess(FIDE),Draughts(FMJD),Go(IGF).
• Therearetwoobservers–Xiangqi(WXF)andDuplicatePoker(IFP).(PostHoc:WXFbecameamemberin2014)
• IMSAwasformedtopromoteOlympic-styledeventsforallmindsports.
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AdmissionCriteriaintoIMSA
• Thesportmustbefreefromtheelementofluck.• Thesportmustbeuniversal–mustnotbedependentonaspecificculture.
• Thesportmustbewidespread–playedoverseveralcon;nents(>4)andinmanycountries(>70).
• Thefedera;onrepresen;ngthatsportmustbeadmigedintoSportAccordpriortoIMSA.
–TheseareveryrestricFveandexclusivecriteria!
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IMSA-organizedEventsSince2005
• WMSG-I:Beijing,2008.• WMSG-II:Lille,France,2012.• SAWMG-1through4:Beijing,2011to2014.• PartofAsianGames-2010:Guangzhou,2010.• PartofAsianIndoorsandMarFalGames-2013:Incheon,SouthKorea,2013.
• AddiFonally,thereareseveralregionalandnaFonalmindsportevents.
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WorldMindSportGames,WMSG-I
• HeldinBeijing,ChinainOctober2008;sharingtheinfrastructuresandorganiza;onoftheSummerOlympics.
• Par;cipatedby>2,700athletesfrom140countries,800staff,and>300reportersfrom109countries.
• 105medalswereawardedinfivesports–bridge,chess,draughts,go,andxiangqi.
• Thiswastheeventthatdefined“mindsportgames”.
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WMSG-II
• HeldattheGrandPalaisofLille,France,inAugust2012,incloseproximitytotheLondonSummerOlympics.
• Par;cipatedby~2,000athletesfrom120countriesandanaddi;onal~500supportstaff.
• 105medalswereawardedinfivesports–bridge,chess,draughts,go,andxiangqi.
• EstablishedthequadrennialtradiFonofWMSG.
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SAWorldMindGames:SAWMG-1through-4
• HeldattheBeijingInterna;onalConven;onCentre,thiseventiscommerciallysponsored.
• ~150topathletesfromfivesportscompeteforsubstan;alcashprizes.
• Inparallel,worldwideonlinetournamentsareheldinthreesports,par;cipatedbytensofthousands.
• Representsanewcommercialsponsorshipformat
formindsports;establishesanewprecedentinbridgeanddraughtofplayingforprizes.
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The2010AsianGames
• Threesports,Chess,Go,Xiangqi,werefeaturedcompe;;onitemsintheAsianGames.MindsporteventswereheldatGuangzhouQiyuan.
• 10countries/regionspar;cipatedinGocompe;;ons,includingthreemedalitems.(Chesshad25countries.)
• FirstFmemindsportsjoinedregularOlympicsports.
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The2013AsianIndoorsandMar;alArtsGames
• ChessandGowerefeaturedintheeventheldatIncheon,SouthKorea.
• Itwasthethird;meChesswasincludedinthisevent,butitwasadebutforGo.
• Long-termassociaFonispromised.
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MindSportsDemonstra;ons
MindSportInternaFonalFesFvals:startedinPragueandLasVegasin2012,nowMarbella,Cardiff,LA,andVienna,twelvefes;valsareplannedinthenearfuture.
MindSportPartnersFesFval:November2011attheLondonEye,includingthefirstNaFons’CupDuplicatePokerChampionship.
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TheEduca;onalIni;a;ves
• Justascompe;;oneventshaveblossomed,therehavebeenmanyneweduca;onalini;a;vesaimedatpopularizingmindsportsandrealizingtheirhealthandeduca;onalbenefits.
• Thefocushasbeendiverse:universityresearch,instruc;onalcourses,onlineeduca;on;schoolcurriculaandaqer-schoolprograms;educa;onpedagogyandtechnology,etc.
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ExamplesofEduca;onalIni;a;ves(1)
• Anumberofuniversi;esworldwidenowoffercoursesonGoandtheculturebehindthegame.
• MyongjiUniversityoffersadegreeinGo.• TheThaiUniversity-IndustryCoopProgramforGooffersemploymentguaranteesforstrongGoplayers.
• Seriousresearchisbeingengagedbymanygroupsinar;ficialintelligenceforGo.
• Thereisalarge-scaleprogramtoexploreusingnewtechnologiesinmindsporteduca;on(theMindResearchNetwork–MRN,ledbyBerkmanCenterofHarvardUniversity).
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ExamplesofEduca;onalIni;a;ves(2)
• TheFIDELa;n-Americaprogramthatincludeslarge-scaleequipmentdona;onandteachertraining.
• TheFMJDAfricaprogramforaqerschool,includingequipmentdona;onandtournamentsponsorship.
• TheIGFSouthAmericaprogram,includingdesigningteachingmaterialsinSpanishandtrainingSpanish-speakingGoteachers.
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ExamplesofEduca;onalIni;a;ves(3)
• Implemen;ngmindsportsintoschoolcurricula–Beijing,China.
• “LA’sBest”–anaqerschoolprogramfortheCityofLosAngelesthataimsatpromo;ngintelligencedevelopment.Goandchessareincluded.
• Jamaica(NY)schoolprogramusingiPad’stotrainstudentsinchessanddraughts.
• “Cambridgeini;a;ve”–usingMITMediaLabexpertsandmindsportmasterstodesignaprogramthatimplementsmindsportsintheCambridgeschooldistrict.
• AqerschoolprogramsorganizedbytheConfuciusIns;tute.
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Example(4)–theedXprogram
• Organizedby29universi;es(includingMIT,Harvard,Berkeley,Caltech,Tsinghua,Beida,Ecole,Münich,etc).
• Usingtechnologyprovidedbymanytechlabs,ledbyMITMediaLab,tocreateneweduca;onaltools.
• “Createbegersolu;ons”forthecampusandtheworld.• Mindsportsareincluded,star;ngwiththechessXprogramcreatedbyMindResearchNetwork(MRN).
RETHINKYOURWORLD– experiencetheBESTEDUCATION whenever,whereveryouwant
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HealthBenefitofMindSports
• Manyanecdotalevidencepointstothebenefitofmindsportsinthereduc;onofmindaging.
• Firstconcreteevidencewasin2003:Swedishresearcherslinkedleisuregameswithimprovementincogni;vefunc;ons.
• Morerecentresearchusingbegermethodologypointstodirectlinkofmindsports(game-play)withdelayingtheonsetofdemen;aandwithbegercogni;on.
• Lastmonth,anewresearch(publishedinNature)showedjust12hoursofgame-playingoveramonthmarkedlyimprovedmemoryfordrivingandsign-recogni;on!
• PromoFngmindsportsamongtheelderlyisasocialresponsibility!
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Conclusion
• Sincethestartoforganizedmindsports,thecompe;;onaspecthasenjoyedanauspiciousstart.
• Thefuturekeyisonreapingtheeduca;onalbenefitfortheyoungandthehealthbenefitfortheold.
• Topicstoexploreinclude:– Developingthecommercialvalueofbroadcas;ng– Sebngstandardra;ngsystem–a“rewardsystem”– AnInterna;onalMindSportDay(orGoDay)?