No reason to LoL at LoL: the addition of esports to intercollegiate athletic departments

Keiper, Margaret C.; Manning, R. Douglas; Jenny, Seth E.; Olrich, Tracy Warren; Croft, Chris

doi:10.1080/19357397.2017.1316001

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“…This is particularly evident in events featuring national teams, focusing on the nationalist aspects prevalent in such sporting events, but also including more general sports practices such as similarities in the broadcast structure, the commentary itself, how teams and players are presented, the showing of highlights and replays, as well as the capture of audience sentiment (Turtiainen et al, 2018). Other concepts that stem from traditional sports have also been investigated within esports, for example sportsmanship, fair play and doping (Carter and Gibbs, 2013;Irwin and Naweed, 2018;Karhulahti and Kimppa, 2018), collegiate level esports (Keiper et al, 2017;Schaeperkoetter et al, 2017), sport venues (Jenny et al, 2018), ergonomics (Paravizo and de Souza, 2018), and the legal rights and career aspects of players/athletes (Bayliss, 2016;Salo, 2017).…”

Section: Esportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social motivations of live-streaming viewer engagement on Twitch

Hilvert-Bruce

Neill

Sjöblom

et al. 2018

Computers in Human Behavior

567

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Section: Esportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social motivations of live-streaming viewer engagement on Twitch

Hilvert-Bruce

Neill

Sjöblom

et al. 2018

Computers in Human Behavior

567

420

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“…In returning to the question at hand, we consider sport to represent (a) a physical activity, (b) requiring skill, (c) that is competitive in nature and (d) has a level of stability and (e) institutional organization (see also Rodgers, 1977;Suits, 2007). Past scholars who have reviewed the question have generally agreed that eSport requires skill, is competitive in nature, has a level of stability (e.g., coaches, sponsors, and large following), and has some level of institutionalization of rules, records, and other standards, though the latter point is somewhat debated, too (Funk et al, 2018;Hallmann & Giel, 2018;Keiper, Manning, Jenny, Olrich, & Croft, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The lack of diversity has carried over to eSport, as well. Keiper et al (2017) estimated that less than a third of all eSport fans and participants were women. The events frequently feature abusive language as well as the hypersexualization of women (Consalvo, 2012;Krischer, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

eSport: Construct specifications and implications for sport management

Cunningham¹,

Fairley

Ferkins

et al. 2018

Sport Management Review

142

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The purpose of this article is to add to the conceptual discussion on eSport, analyze the role of eSport within sport management, and suggest avenues for future eSport research. The authors suggest that debates surround the degree to which eSport represents formal sport, and disagreements likely stem from conceptualizations of sport and context. Irrespective of one's notion of eSport as formal sport, the authors suggest the topic has a place in sport management scholarship and discourse. Such a position is consistent with the broad view of sport adopted by Sport Management Review, the perspective that eSport represents a form of sportification, and the association among eSport and various outcomes, including physical and psychological health, social well-being, sport consumption outcomes, and diversity and inclusion. Finally, the authors conclude that eSport scholarship can advance through the study of its governance, marketing, and management as well as by theorizing about eSport.

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“…As a result, Funk, Pizzo, and Baker (2018) wrote of the importance for the field of sport management to give serious consideration to esports. Additional sport management scholars have noted that the esports industry encompasses many aspects of traditional sports, such as the development and playing experiences of participants, and suggest additional research be conducted in this space (Cunningham et al, 2018;Hallmann & Giel, 2018;Kane & Spradley, 2017;Keiper, Manning, Jenny, Olrich, & Croft, 2017). Heere (2018) argued that regardless of whether esports qualify as traditional sport, this space should be examined within the scope of sport management literature.…”

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The playing experiences of esport participants: An analysis of treatment discrimination and hostility in esport environments

Darvin

Vooris

Mahoney

2020

JADE

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The eSport industry has seen rapid growth over the previous decade with additional opportunities for participants to compete in competitive and casual environments. As such, the sport industry has taken notice of this increase in popularity and exposure for eSport. A recent call to arms by sport management scholars suggests that the field of sport management needs to broaden research endeavors to include analyses of eSport and eSport spaces. To that end, this investigation serves as one of the first that investigates the playing experiences of eSport participants with a particular focus on the presence of discrimination and hostility in playing environments for men and women competitors. Previous events within the eSport industry, such as the now infamous harassment of female gamers known as Gamergate, suggests that female eSport players may experience discrimination and hostility at higher rates than their male counterparts. Guided by the frameworks of hegemonic masculinity and treatment discrimination, this investigation gauged the experiences of men and women eSport participants with discrimination and hostility in eSport playing environments. Results indicated that female eSport participants reported experiencing instances of treatment discrimination more frequently than their male counterparts, while male participants reported experiencing hostility more frequently. Results aim to assist the eSport industry as well as sport management scholars in guiding new policy to create inclusive spaces for eSport enthusiasts and career hopefuls.

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No reason to LoL at LoL: the addition of esports to intercollegiate athletic departments

Cited by 70 publications

References 2 publications

Social motivations of live-streaming viewer engagement on Twitch

Social motivations of live-streaming viewer engagement on Twitch

eSport: Construct specifications and implications for sport management

The playing experiences of esport participants: An analysis of treatment discrimination and hostility in esport environments

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