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Electronic sport and its impact on future sport
Kalle Jonasson,Jesper Thiborg +1 more
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In this paper, the authors discuss and analyse the "sporting qualities" of competitive computer games in relation to the definition of sport, and also forecast the future of competitive games in general.Abstract:
The mere mentioning of computer gaming (E-sport) as a form of sports is subversive, according to public health and media discourses. As a matter of fact, the two practices are considered to be oppositional. Sports are often regarded as a virtue, whereas computer gaming is looked upon as a vice. In this light, the basic aim of this essay is to discuss and analyse the ‘sporting qualities’ of competitive computer gaming in relation to the definition of sport. The reasoning will also forecast the future of competitive computer gaming. How might this new form of ‘sport’ develop and what impact will it have on future sports in general? We answer the question by presenting three possible futuristic scenarios. Might it even be that we are standing on the threshold of a new phase in the evolution of sports?read more
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Forging a Link between Competitive Gaming, Sport and the Olympics: History and New Developments
TL;DR: Using historical narratives and a qualitative research approach, the authors aims to understand how competitive gaming has established its relationship with sport and the Olympics in the past five decades, and further discusses the obstacles and challenges for esports' Olympic inclusion.
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The role of the body in electronic sport: a scoping review
Paolo Riatti,Ansgar Thiel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explore existing evidence about the role of the body in esport via a scoping review approach, and find that the body's role in games is similar to that in traditional sport, including specific motoric requirements or biometric responses.
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Metaphorical Perceptions of Esports Coaches to the Concept of Esports
TL;DR: In this paper , the metaphorical perceptions of trainers towards the concept of esports were revealed by a qualitative study with a total of 50 coach candidates, 40 male and 10 female, who attended the esports 1st level coaching course, which was held for the first time in our country in 2021.
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Espor Antrenörlerinin Espor Kavramına Yönelik Metaforik Algıları
TL;DR: In this paper , the metaphorical perceptions of trainers towards the concept of esports were revealed by a qualitative study with a total of 50 coach candidates, 40 male and 10 female, who attended the esports 1st level coaching course, which was held for the first time in our country in 2021.
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Man, Play and Games
Roger Caillois,Meyer Barash +1 more
TL;DR: Man, Play and Games as mentioned in this paper is a companion volume to Caillois's Man and the Sacred, which defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life.
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Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies
TL;DR: The socology of sport has been studied extensively in the past and the present, see as discussed by the authors for a survey of some of the main areas of interest in sport in the social sciences.
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The Ambiguity of Play
TL;DR: Sutton-Smith as mentioned in this paper explored play theories rooted in seven distinct rhetorics, including the ancient discourses of fate, power, communal identity, and frivolity, and the modern discourse of progress, the imaginary and the self.
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The Ambiguity of Play
TL;DR: Sutton-Smith as discussed by the authors explored play theories rooted in seven distinct rhetorics, including the ancient discourses of fate, power, communal identity, and frivolity, and the modern discourse of progress, the imaginary and the self.
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From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
TL;DR: The Fascination of FootballIndividualism Reconsidered: A Retrospective Critique from Ritual to Record as discussed by the authors is a good starting point for this discussion.Play, Games, Contests, SportsFrom Ritual to recordCapitalism, Protestantism, and Modern SportWhy Baseball Was Our National Game