Esport Play

Esport Play
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781501359323
ISBN-13 : 1501359320
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Book Synopsis Esport Play by : Veli-Matti Karhulahti

Download or read book Esport Play written by Veli-Matti Karhulahti and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving the author's own lived experience with theoretical insights from the fields of game studies, psychology, and anthropology, Esport Play probes and advances current gaming topics such as addiction, skill development, and toxicity. With a focus on League of Legends – one of the flagship esports of our time – Karhulahti explicates what esport play is: documenting and identifying competitive play as a present-day means to satisfy basic human needs. Ultimately, the book presents a theory of psycholudic development that explains and organizes the development of player-play relationships that may last for years.


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