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Modes of Esports Engagement in Overwatch (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030827663)
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xThis Open Access book provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly developing esport phenomenon by examining one of its contemporary flagship titles, Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment 2016), through three central themes and from a rich variety of research methods and perspectives. As a game with more than 40 million individual players, an annual international World Cup, and a franchised professional league with teams from Canada, China, Europe, South Korea, and the US, Overwatch provides a multifaceted perspective to the cultural, social, and economic topics associated with the development of esports, which has begun to attract attention from both commercial and academic audiences.
Author: Maria Ruotsalainen
ISBN-10: 3030827666
ISBN-13: 9783030827663
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2022
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d
The book starts with an introduction chapter to Overwatch and esports engagement in general, co-authored by the editors. This is followed by 15 unique chapters from scholars within the field of game cultures and esports, representing ten different nationalities. The contributions construct thematic sections that divide the book into three parts: Players, Diverse Audiences? and Fan & Fiction Work. As such, the parts provide a wide-ranging overview of esport engagement, thus disclosing the phenomenon's cross-cultural, transmedial, and interconnected relations that have not been probed earlier in a single anthology.
Author: Maria Ruotsalainen
ISBN-10: 3030827666
ISBN-13: 9783030827663
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2022
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d
By Maria Ruotsalainen
xMaria Ruotsalainen is a PhD candidate at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her dissertation focuses on Overwatch Esports, gender, and nationality. She has had articles published by the Men and Masculinities, European Journal of Cultural Studies, and Games and Culture.
Dr. Maria Törhönen is a researcher and a project manager at Tampere University, Finland. Maria's research focuses on the merger of work and play, especially in the context of streaming and esports. Maria is also a founding and board member of the Esports Research Network and has worked in game development prior to her academic career. Veli-Matti Karhulahti is Senior Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and holds an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. His research tackles gaming, play, and technology use in many ways, and he is the author of Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development (2020).
Dr. Maria Törhönen is a researcher and a project manager at Tampere University, Finland. Maria's research focuses on the merger of work and play, especially in the context of streaming and esports. Maria is also a founding and board member of the Esports Research Network and has worked in game development prior to her academic career. Veli-Matti Karhulahti is Senior Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and holds an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. His research tackles gaming, play, and technology use in many ways, and he is the author of Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development (2020).
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