Esports Rendering: Industry and Player Perspectives

SIGGRAPH 2025 Frontiers Workshop · August 10, 2025

This SIGGRAPH Frontiers Workshop brought together esports developers and competitive esports athletes for an expert panel on esports rendering needs. The workshop explored how industry practitioners design rendering pipelines and how competitive players perceive and interact with visual information during high-stakes gameplay.

Workshop Topics

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Industry Rendering Techniques

Rendering pipelines used by leading esports game developers

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Player Perspectives

Competitive players' preferences for graphics settings and performance

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Display Technology

Monitors, refresh rates, and input-to-photon latency