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By David Hedlund, Chairperson of the Division of Sport Management and Associate Professor at St. John’s University in the US. Today, there are several well-known classifications of esports players. Newzoo (Bosman, 2020) has “Nine Personas” of gamers (Ultimate...
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Amanda Cote (@accote) is Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. While her past research has focused more on individual game play, she’s now addressing collegiate esports as part of...
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The goals of the esports research network include working with industry to help develop a sustainable future for esports. We love to work with both the big players but also the smaller players on this amazing and ever growing scene. Hunternet Starfighter is a...
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William Partin is a Researcher at the Data & Society Research Institute and an Affiliate at the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life at University of North Carolina. He researches platform governance. The podcast is now available to subscribe for an...
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The Olympics and esports is one of the eternal questions that comes up with each new announcement by the IOC such as the recent 2020+5 list of recommendations. It seems clear that game such as League of Legends or CSGO are unlikely to be considered as events anytime...