Playing esports can be considered a motivated performance (e.g., Pedraza-Ramirez et al., 2020) that if played competitively should lead to a psychophysiological stress response (e.g., Leis & Lautenbach, submitted). In general, stress is an interactive psychophysiological response that includes cognitive appraisal and physiological changes to threatening or demanding – but relevant – stimuli. Whereas the subjective response can be experienced […]
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Contextualizing the Esports stand of the DOSB (German Olympic Sports Association)
The Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB), which is the German federation for sport, says, that esports is no sport. From a historical point of view, the DOSB has changed its argument several times. Starting with arguments about physical activity, over allegedly missing structures in esports and ending with legal advice. To understand the argumentation of the DOSB and other critical views […]
Quantifying Energy Expenditure and Cognitive Fatigue of Esports Athletes During Competition
Although Esports is undergoing continual and rapid growth, reaching more than 450 million spectators worldwide (Russ, 2019), there is no comprehensive research investigating the physiological demands of Esports, nor any trialed exercise interventions aimed at improving athlete performance. Understanding the energy expenditure, and cognitive load or competitive Esports gaming may inform future research and application in sports performance training. Energy […]
GAMESYM 2020: A (future) symposium on young people, mental health, live-streaming and esports
Research into esports is a burgeoning field, with scholars from a range of disciplines such as marketing, business, cultural studies and sociology coming together to explore the salient opportunities and challenges faced by those play video games professionally and as a leisure pursuit. Non-experts have long voiced concerns over the influence video games have on the psychology and wellbeing of […]
