Esports insights / Emily Hayday, Holly Collison-Randall, Sarah Kelly.

Author/creator Hayday, Emily
Other author Collison-Randall, Holly.
Other author Kelly, Sarah (Sarah Jane)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Descriptionpages cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects

SeriesSport business insights
Contents Esports fundamentals -- Esports governance and regulation -- Esports as a mechanism for social change -- Esports, health and wellbeing -- Esports evolution.
Abstract "Esports Insights outlines the fundamental characteristics, features, and structures of the rapidly growing esports industry and acts as the perfect primer for readers without any prior knowledge of esports. Featuring international case studies in every chapter, this book showcases the contemporary nature of esports through illustrative, industry examples. By offering a concise and easy to understand introduction, it discusses the key components, stakeholders, and features of this commercially driven sector, which by its very nature is dynamic and highly complex. Exploring current regulatory and governance structures within esports, it unpacks the industry's essential features by outlining the various genres, formats and stakeholders who are instrumental to the functioning of the esports industry. Adopting a critical but balanced analysis, the book discusses the social benefits of esports, outlining its potential as a tool for social inclusion and sport development, whilst acknowledging the potential impacts and risks of esports participation and spectatorship, related to health and wellbeing. Finally, Esports Insights also considers future developments and changes within esports, as the sector evolves and continues to professionalise. This book will be of interest to any student, researcher, or practitioner with an interest in sport business, sport and society, event studies, esports or video gaming, or the wider media industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021057794
ISBN9781032044279 (hardback)
ISBN9781032100890 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)

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