The societal impact of electronic sport: a scoping review

Riatti, Paolo; Thiel, Ansgar

doi:10.1007/s12662-021-00784-w

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“…An analysis of recent publications shows that the features and possibilities of cybersports as a cultural, economic, educational and sports phenomenon are of interest to many modern domestic and foreign scientists. Thus, cybersports as a modern cultural and social phenomenon is described by Riatti and Thiel (2021) According to the periodization proposed by Briskin et al (2021, p. 13), it is expedient to divide the process of cybersports development into three stages: 1) 1972-1988 (1972 -the first mention in information sources of organized video game competitions; competitions were organized exclusively by game developers with the aim of advertising their own products, the sports result was determined by means of objective metric calculations; there was no mechanism for making a profit in monetary terms); 2) 1988-2011 (the appearance of games that support the Internet connection; organization of competitions for sponsorship and with the help of distance technologies; emergence of professional structures specializing in holding competitions; the latter acquire entertainment and coverage through popular internet platforms); 3) from 2011 to the present (thanks to the appearance 2011 of the Twitch TV video streaming platform, a mechanism is being created for the sale of online tickets and licensed products, ad monetization processes are improving, which entails a rapid increase in sponsorship funding, prize funds, and athletes' salaries professional players, active development and improvement of cybersports education, development of special software).…”

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Cybersports education in Ukraine: current state and development prospects

Tsyhanovska¹,

Honchar²,

Danilyan³

et al. 2022

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Мета: на підставі вивчення наукової літератури на інтернет-джерел проаналізувати сучасний стан кіберспортивної освіти в Україні та визначити перспективи її розвитку. Матеріал і методи: матеріалом дослідження є наукова література та інтернет-джерела, в яких висвітлюється актуальний стан кіберспорту та кіберспортивної освіти в Україні. Методи дослідження: аналіз, узагальнення та систематизація даних; історичний, логічний, проблемно-пошуковий, прогностичний. Результати: Кіберспорт являє собою перспективну спортивну та економічну галузь, в основі якої лежить використання комп’ютерних ігор. Водночас кіберспорт представляє собою новий соціокультурний феномен, що потребує осмислення філософів, культурологів, психологів та мистецтвознавців. Перевагою кіберспорту є можливість організації змагань у дистанційному режимі, що дозволяє задіяти більшу кількість глядачів. Останній факт робить кіберспорт досить привабливим для потенційних спонсорів та рекламодавців. Розвиток кіберспорту потребує залучення професійних кіберспортсменів із відповідно розвиненими когнітивними здібностями та психологічними якостями, а також інших фахівців, що забезпечують постійну та безперебійну організацію, проведення та висвітлення спортивних е-змагань на належному рівні (тренерів, психологів, менеджерів, фахівців із коучингу, брендингу, зв’язків із громадськістю, коментаторів, аналітиків, маркетологів, режисерів-постановників тощо). В університетах Європи, Америки, Азії освітні програми, спрямовані на отримання освіти в галузі кіберспорту досить різноманітні та представлені у достатній кількості. На відміну від закордонних закладів вищої освіти, вітчизняні ЗВО практично не пропонують освітніх програм, які відповідають потребам ринку кіберспорту. Тому кіберспортивна освіта в Україні є перспективним освітнім напрямом, що відповідатиме сучасним потребам ринку праці та запитам потенційних роботодавців. Висновки: Кіберспортивна освіта в Україні є перспективним освітнім напрямом, що відповідатиме сучасним потребам ринку праці та запитам потенційних роботодавців. Водночас вона потребує визначення реальних потреб ринку вітчизняного кіберспорту задля розробки та впровадження актуальних освітніх програм, спрямованих на підготовку фахівців зазначеної галузі. Отримана інформація дозволить розробити та запропонувати нові освітні програми, які дозволять українському кіберспорту посісти належне місце на світовій арені.

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“…At present, it is digitalization that is the main driver of changes in society and, therefore, in sports, Riatti and Thiel (2021) argue. The Ukrainian society is gradually joining the global trend in the development of sports and cybersports, which has already received global recognition in the world.…”

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Cybersports education in Ukraine: current state and development prospects

Tsyhanovska¹,

Honchar²,

Danilyan³

et al. 2022

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“…More focus and engagement should be directed toward the responsibilities of different stakeholders in helping ensure eSports players' mental and physical health and to ensure a safe environment for players that pursue a professional career (Hong, 2022 ). At the same time, research is also needed to gain insights into the potential positive role and impact of esports in society, including beneficial socializing, pedagogical or educational aspects (Riatti and Thiel, 2021 ).…”

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“Dear IOC”: Considerations for the Governance, Valuation, and Evaluation of Trends and Developments in eSports

Postma

Delden

Hilvoorde

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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In 2021, the International Olympic Committee ventured virtual space by launching their first ever Olympic Virtual Series – featuring virtual baseball, cycling, rowing, sailing and motor racing. Interestingly, all these virtual events take strongly after their physical counterparts. Which begs the question: Where are the massively popular esports games like Fortnite, League of Legends, and Dota?–What do the Olympic Virtual Series have that these popular video games do not? Here, we argue for the inclusion of esports within the Olympic program. In many respects, esports “act” and “behave” just like traditional sports. We argue that esports and traditional sports share many of the same values, like the values of meritocracy, competition, fair play, and the value of having a “level playing field”. Yet, in esports, many of these values remain underappreciated, losing out to negative values such as physical inactivity and game-addiction. To preserve what is worth preserving, we borrow from Value Sensitive Design to ameliorate the design-tensions that are foregrounded in esports. Thereby, paving possible ways toward the inclusion of esports in the Olympic program. Ultimately, the question for the IOC should not be “does it look like ‘real sport’, as we know it?”, but rather: are they sporting, rule-led, and fair activities worth preserving and setting an example for a new digitally savvy generation?

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“…Corporeality is a central topic in many discussions about electronic sport (esport), so competitive video and computer gaming. The term esport includes all forms of competitive computer and video gaming where at least two parties try to outperform each other based on strategic, tactical, mental, and physical, mainly fine motor prowess (Hemphill, 2005;Jenny et al, 2017;Riatti and Thiel, 2021). The role of corporeality is often referred to in the so-called 'can-esport-be-sport' debate considering a presumable lack of physicality while playing esport, compared to traditional sports (Borggrefe, 2018;Ekdahl, 2021a;Parry, 2019;Riatti and Thiel, 2021;Thiel and John, 2020).…”

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Using panopticism to theorize the social role of the body in competitive gaming and electronic sport

Riatti

Thiel

2023

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The role of the body is a common topic for discussions concerning competitive gaming, also known as electronic sport (esport). In esport, the focus on the body shifts from its physical presence towards digitality and therefore differs significantly compared to traditional sports. It is therefore questionable whether disciplinary mechanisms typical for sport that originate from the physical body being surveyed can be observed in competitive gaming as well. This conceptual paper uses Michel Foucault's concept of panopticism to theorize what consequences of deviant or normative behaviour can be derived from a (partially) absent physical corporeality in esport. Our approach reveals that esport and competitive gaming are lacking disciplinary mechanisms typical for traditional sports. We introduce the term dysopticon as a concept where players are not exposed to surveillance like in traditional sports, because of a perceived absence of the players’ physical bodies while competing. This can result in arbitrariness and deviant behaviour but also be an opportunity for inclusion or self-expression regardless of hegemonic corporeal norms and standards. Stakeholders, including players, clubs, associations, and corporations, can build upon these insights to develop and promote esport beneficially for sport and society.

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The societal impact of electronic sport: a scoping review

Cited by 16 publications

References 124 publications

Cybersports education in Ukraine: current state and development prospects

Cybersports education in Ukraine: current state and development prospects

“Dear IOC”: Considerations for the Governance, Valuation, and Evaluation of Trends and Developments in eSports

Using panopticism to theorize the social role of the body in competitive gaming and electronic sport

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