Esport Play : Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development
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| Title: | Esport Play : Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Veli-Matti Karhulahti |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | eSports (Contests)--Psychological aspects, Video game addiction |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / General, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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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| ISBN: | 9781501359347 9781501392160 9781501359323 9781501359330 |
