UID:
almahu_9949747524202882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781003383178
,
1003383173
,
9781040017142
,
1040017142
,
1040017282
,
9781040017289
Series Statement:
ICSSPE perspectives
Content:
"This book offers new, multi-disciplinary perspectives on esports, one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the sport and leisure industries. Drawing on sociology, philosophy, education, business, economics and sport science, the book considers the rise of esports, its impact on sport and society more widely, and the direction of travel for esports in the future. Featuring cutting-edge work from researchers in Europe, North America and Asia, the book explores definitions of 'esport' and 'virtual sport', and the philosophical basis by which we understand movement and embodiment in the context of digital gaming. It considers the health and wellbeing needs of esports athletes, across physical, mental and social dimensions, as well as how nutrition and training relate to performance and injury prevention. The book goes on to consider the economics of the esport industry, and how the concept of sportification can be used to describe esports' development, as well as the challenges and debates surrounding gender and representation in esports. A final section of the book looks at esports in education, in schools and universities, and considers the future of esports for a generation of digital natives. This book makes a useful contribution to the growing body of knowledge on esports and should be a thought-provoking read for anybody with an interest in sport studies, gaming, or the impact of technology on wider society"--
Note:
Part I: Philosophical and sociological approaches -- An analytical perspective of Esports, 'virtual sports' and the Olympic virtual series / Jim Parry and Jacob Giesbrecht -- A phenomenological perspective on embodiment in sports and Esports / Irena Martínková and Qian Wang -- How real is virtual reality? reflections on sport in virtual realities / Jannika M. John, Paolo Riatti and Ansgar Thiel -- Esports and sportification: a view from Sweden / Daniel Svensson and Daniel Pargman -- Part II: Economic insights -- The economics of Esports / Markus Breuer and Frank Daumann -- Part III: Health issues -- Health impacts and implications for Esports / David Legg -- Physical and physiological implications of Esports / Takashi Matsui -- Part IV: Gender and Esports -- A critical review of Esports and music from a gender perspective / Eulalia Febrer Coll -- Part V: Esports and education -- Esports in Norwegian upper secondary education: integration, challenges, and opportunities in the 21st century / Aage Radmann and Per Midthaugen -- Esports and physical education: a relationship like cat-and-dog? / Annette R. Hofmann -- Collegiate Esports in South Korea and the United States: origins and governance / Lars Dzikus and Yoonkyu Song -- Future directions and research practice.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Critical perspectives on Esports. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York City : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9781032467665
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003383178
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003383178
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