We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music & Esports – James “Aaron” Hardwick (conductor, instrumentalist, and music advocate) 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, April 28. -Project Press Release and Viewing Details HERE Photos Credit: C King Media and Ardy Wunder, Shenandoah University’s Office of Marketing & Communications Music & Gaming I made the transition from professional instrumentalist […]
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What do we know about who plays esports? David Hedlund on how Academics and Industry Professionals could work together
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 Gamers, All-Around Enthusiasts, Conventional Players, Subscribers, Lapsed Gamers, Backseat Viewers, Popcorn Gamers, Hardware Enthusiasts, and Time Fillers). Niko Partners (2019) identified seven […]
Amanda Cote talks casual games, gaming culture, esports and her book ‘Gaming Sexism’ on the Esports Research Report
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 the UO Esports and Games Research Lab Steph & Brian chat to her about lots of different things including her new […]
Esports and the Olympics? – 4 ERN members give their thoughts
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 soon while esports representing traditional sports such as FIFA are under consideration. […]
Reconsidering the Value of the Esports Industry: New Research & New Thinking
The One Billion Dollar Myth: Methods for Sizing the Massively Undervalued Esports Revenue Landscape by Joseph Ahn, William Collis, Seth Jenny In our new paper titled “The One Billion Dollar Myth: Methods for Sizing the Massively Undervalued Esports Revenue Landscape” published in the first issue of the new academic journal International Journal of Esports, we mathematically reveal how the commonly cited 2019 esports […]
