The structure of performance and training in esports

E Nagorsky, J Wiemeyer - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Esports as the competitive play of digital games has gained considerable popularity.
However, a comprehensive framework for esport training is still missing. In this paper, a …

E-athletes' lifestyle behaviors, physical activity habits, and overall health and wellbeing: a systematic review

ATW Lam, TP Perera, KBA Quirante… - Physical Therapy …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background E-sports is becoming increasingly popular; however, participation is not without
risks. Certain lifestyle factors associated with gaming may have negative effects on the …

[PDF][PDF] The defining characteristics of esports players. A systematic review of the samples used in esports research

G Mendoza, I Bonilla, A Chamarro, M Jiménez - Aloma, 2023 - researchgate.net
Despite the proliferation of studies on esports, there is a lack of consensus as to as the
precise definition of an esports player. Studies have used competitive gamers, casual …

Investigating the emotional experiences in eSports spectatorship: The case of League of Legends

F Cauteruccio, Y Kou - Information Processing & Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Electronic sports (eSports) is competitive video gaming that is coordinated and managed by
sporting organizations. While traditional sports have thrived on spectatorship and the …

Active within structures: Predictors of esports gameplay and spectatorship

T Tang, J Kucek, S Toepfer - Communication & Sport, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study puts both esports gameplay and spectatorship into consideration and pinpoints
how individual and structural factors explain why people play and watch esports to better …

The effect of playing e-sports games on young people's desire to engage in physical activity: Mediating effects of social presence perception and virtual sports …

W Ningning, C Wenguang - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
E-sports game experiences can help enhance young peoples' willingness to participate in
sports and fitness. However, e-sports game studies have mostly focused on users' violent …

Terminology matters: defining the esports athlete

K Bubna, MG Trotter, R Polman… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There has been increasing interest in esports from participation, spectator, and academic
perspectives. Concerning the latter, there have been discussions about whether esports can …

“Constant Pressure of Having to Perform”: Exploring player health concerns in esports

D Madden, C Harteveld - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Esports is a rapidly growing industry, generating interest from research disciplines including
marketing, social sciences, and human-computer interaction. Despite its continued growth …

[HTML][HTML] Acute effects of esports on the cardiovascular system and energy expenditure in amateur esports players

RT Zimmer, S Haupt, H Heidenreich… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Esports is practiced by millions of people worldwide every day. On a
professional level, esports has been proven to have a high stress potential and is sometimes …

Identification of players ranking in e-sport

K Urbaniak, J Wątróbski, W Sałabun - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human activity is moving steadily to virtual reality. More and more, people from all over the
world are keen on growing fascination with e-sport. In practice, e-sport is a type of sport in …