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Esports Motivations

What's Driving the Fastest Growing Sports Phenomenon?
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 2024

Summary

This edited volume explores the various and unique motivations driving the rapidly-growing esports industry, which attracts attention and financial investment from major sponsors, athletic organizations, and entertainment values. Contributors draw on a variety of perspectives and theoretical vantage points to examine the multitude of traditions, cultures, expectations, and rituals that different stakeholders factor into their motivation to play and watch esports. Scholars of media studies, game studies, communication, entertainment, and digital communities will find this volume of particular interest.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-1-66691-357-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-1358-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
148
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
  2. Gamers . . . They’re Just Like Us!! No access Pages 5 - 20
  3. Development of a Paying Motivation Scale for Esports Consumption No access Pages 21 - 36
  4. The Rules of Engagement No access Pages 37 - 54
  5. Gambling in Esports No access Pages 55 - 70
  6. Esports Motivations through Gaming History and Technological Development No access Pages 71 - 80
  7. Multiplayer Support No access Pages 81 - 94
  8. Collegiate Esports No access Pages 95 - 114
  9. Achievements, Ego, or Playing for Satisfaction? No access Pages 115 - 128
  10. In the Words of Gamers No access Pages 129 - 142
  11. Index No access Pages 143 - 144
  12. About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 145 - 148

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