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Understanding Esports

An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon
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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.
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
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