Essays about: "Professional Esports Players"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Professional Esports Players.

  1. 1. League of Legends, where are the women? : A study on how sexism relates to different ranks in League of Legends

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Maria Markström; [2022]
    Keywords : League of Legends; Professional gaming; Labour markets; Sexism; Gaming;

    Abstract : The professional scene of Esports got its humble start in the 1990’s, when the first tournaments for various games were hosted (McLeod, Xue & Newman, 2022). The number of professional players has increased dramatically until today. How the market for these professional players works as a labour market in today's society is relatively unknown. READ MORE

  3. 2. Narratives of Career Pathways of Esports Athletes

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Andres Ramos; [2021]
    Keywords : escapism; narrative analysis; transition; video games; eskapism; narrativ analys; videospel; övergång;

    Abstract : Competitive video gaming has become one of the fastest-growing sporting disciplines. Aspiring esporters face many challenges that can threaten their prospective career timespan, and lead to post-career difficulties. The objectives was to explore the career narratives of Swedish esports athletes. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Blurred Line Between Work and Play : An exploratory study of how professional esports players perceive their employment

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jelena Jastremska; Dan-Leonard Hodeanu; [2020]
    Keywords : Esports; Professional Esports Players; Employment; Serious Leisure; Serious Leisure Characteristics;

    Abstract : The esports industry is a topic that has only recently become of interest to the researchers. In general, there is limited literature about the esports industry and its employment, and when it comes to professional players, it is even more scarce. READ MORE

  5. 4. GUNNING FOR PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF CALCULATIVE PRACTICES IN GOVERNING THE INDIVIDUAL ESPORTS PLAYER

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sebastian Smedlund; Nils Wagner; [2020]
    Keywords : Performance measurement system; Individuals; Calculative Practices; Foucault; Esports;

    Abstract : In this paper, we seek to examine how the performance of the individual esports player is measured and evaluated. By drawing on a cross-sectional interview study we aim to provide a comprehensive conception of the role of calculative practices in the nascent research area of esports. READ MORE

  6. 5. Looking into possible mental factors that affect professional esports players

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Fredrik Nilsson; Jeehyun Lee; [2019]
    Keywords : Esports; MOBA; competition; mental pressure; social pressure; team; tournaments;

    Abstract : This paper is studying what kind of mental factors could possibly affect esports players. Qualitative data collection method was chosen for the paper’s method. Thus, we gathered 5 individuals that were, or is in the professional esports scene and interviewed them. READ MORE