The esports market has been growing exponentially has been growing exponentially with
much interest from industry and academia. Perhaps because of this growth, there is a lack of …

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a psychophysiological measure of particular interest in esports
due to its potential to monitor player self-regulation. This study aimed to systematically …

Toxic behaviors in online gaming such as flaming and harassment have been gaining
attention from the research community, yet little consensus has formed about what …

Online platforms rely upon users or automated tools to flag toxic behaviors, the very first step
in online moderation. While much recent research has examined online moderation, the role …

Two decades of focus on User Experience has yielded an array of digital technologies that
help people experience, understand and share emotions. Although the effects of specific …

Esports are rapidly growing within academia. In HCI, earlier work explored how problematic
behaviors emerging from gender biases (eg, toxicity) negatively impact female participation …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the role of immersive gaming on brand
coolness and brand equity, with particular emphasis on fashion gaming collaborations. We …

To inform future intervention strategies and enhance professional esports players'
performance, this qualitative study investigated stressors, perceived stress responses, and …

Tilt as a gaming term is associated with frustration, rage, and deterioration of gameplay
ability. In this exploratory study, we surveyed 95 esports players in a high school esports …

The massive growth of esports has vitalized the need to study human performance in
competitive video gaming. The pressure of competitive play elicits a range of emotional …