Understanding Esports (eBook)

An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon

Ryan Rogers (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
250 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8981-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the rise of professional gaming has shaped-and been shaped by-media trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in order to provide a broad view of the history, experience, and impact of professional gaming. Scholars of media studies, communication, sports, and cultural studies will find this book especially useful.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2019
• Co-Autor: Kelly L. Adams, David P. Hedlund, Jue Hou, John George IV, James D. Ivory, Kyra Keene, Jake Kucek, Madison Lanier, Karen McGrath, Timothy Mirabito, Maria A. Moore, Andrew C. Billings, Michael Naraine, Laura Purcell, Ellen B. Drogin Rodgers, R. Pierre Rodgers, Andrew Shaw, Brett Sherrick, L. Paul Strait, Damion Sturm, Henry Wear, Brenda P. Wiggins, Nick Bowman, Steve Young, Jessalyn Coble, Gregory A. Cranmer, Gabriella Devia-Allen, Catherine Einstein, Lee K. Farquhar, Mark Grabowski
• Zusatzinfo: 10 Illustrations including: - 2 Charts; - 8 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: competitive gaming • eSports • Gamers • Media Studies • Online gaming • Sport Studies • video games
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-8981-2 / 1498589812
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-8981-9 / 9781498589819