Understanding Esports
An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon
Lexington Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 2019
250 pages
978-1-4985-8981-9 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the rise of professional gaming has shaped-and been shaped by-media trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in order to provide a broad view of the history, experience, and impact of professional gaming. Scholars of media studies, communication, sports, and cultural studies will find this book especially useful.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 tables; 2 charts
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-8981-9 (9781498589819)
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Persons
Ryan Rogers is assistant professor of sports media and media production at Butler University.
Content
Chapter 1: What is Esports?
Chapter 2: Can Video Games be a Sport? Debating and Complicating Esports as Physical Competitions
Chapter 3: The Origins of Esports: A Half-Century History of an "Overnight" Success
Chapter 4: Competition Formats in Esports
Chapter 5: No Time for Lag: Newspaper Coverage of Esports, 2000-2018
Chapter 6: Esport Spectator Motivation
Chapter 7: The Esports Consumer Experience
Chapter 8: The Motivations of Esports Players
Chapter 9: Fighting Games and Social Play
Chapter 10: Sports Video Games (SVGs) in the Esports Landscape
Chapter 11: Not Your Average Sunday Driver: The Formula 1 Esports Series World Championship
Chapter 12: Counter-Strike or Counterpublic? Audience Creation, Transnational Discourses, and the Rhetorical Legitimation of Esports in TBS's ELEAGUE
Chapter 13: The Law of Esports
Chapter 14: Leveraging Esports in Higher Education
Chapter 2: Can Video Games be a Sport? Debating and Complicating Esports as Physical Competitions
Chapter 3: The Origins of Esports: A Half-Century History of an "Overnight" Success
Chapter 4: Competition Formats in Esports
Chapter 5: No Time for Lag: Newspaper Coverage of Esports, 2000-2018
Chapter 6: Esport Spectator Motivation
Chapter 7: The Esports Consumer Experience
Chapter 8: The Motivations of Esports Players
Chapter 9: Fighting Games and Social Play
Chapter 10: Sports Video Games (SVGs) in the Esports Landscape
Chapter 11: Not Your Average Sunday Driver: The Formula 1 Esports Series World Championship
Chapter 12: Counter-Strike or Counterpublic? Audience Creation, Transnational Discourses, and the Rhetorical Legitimation of Esports in TBS's ELEAGUE
Chapter 13: The Law of Esports
Chapter 14: Leveraging Esports in Higher Education
