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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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Integration of Esports in Educational Innovation: A Design-Based Research Approach
Janelle E. Wells,Michelle Gacio Harrolle,K. Doreen MacAulay,Greg Greenhalgh,Samuel Carter Morgan +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examine faculty's openness to innovation through an andragogical teaching approach and the incorporation of the business of electronic sports within the curriculum, and find that faculty had a balanced teacher-and learner-focused approach, which demonstrated that advancement of electronic sport can transcend all types of faculty in a young field.
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“KKona where’s your sense of patriotism?”: Positioning Nationality in the Spectatorship of Competitive Overwatch Play
TL;DR: This paper analyzed the discursive construction of nationality and ethnicity in the context of the Overwatch World Cup 2019 and especially among the discussions of the world cup's spectators on the live-streaming platform Twitch.
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Fantasy sports and esports: Is unconventional becoming conventional? A case analysis
Arne Baruca,Ebru Ulusoy +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present these two phenomena and explain their importance in today's sports industry and discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their consumption patterns and suggest the possible implications for fantasy sports and eSports in the future.
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Physical and psychological factors related to PLAYER'S health and performance in esports: A scoping review
TL;DR: In this article , the authors analyse all academic publications concerning players' physical and psychological health and performance-related variables in esports and highlight the skills related to strategy and collective tactics, communication skills, improvement of precision and technique, self-perception of competence, pressure control and decision-making as key elements in performance.
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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