Definitions of esports: a systematic review and thematic analysis

J Formosa, N O'donnell, EM Horton, S Türkay… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
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 …

Esports scholarship review: Synthesis, contributions, and future research

AD Pizzo, Y Su, T Scholz, BJ Baker… - Journal of Sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Esports, or competitive video gaming competitions, bring together aspects of sports,
business, leisure, technology, and digital media, appealing to academics across multiple …

Esports matrix: Structuring the esports research agenda

EE Cranmer, DID Han, M van Gisbergen… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The popularity of Electronic Sports (esports) have grown tremendously in the last
few years, becoming one of the most popular forms of digital entertainment. Despite …

Esports as playful consumption experiences: examining the antecedents and consequences of game engagement

AZ Abbasi, N Alqahtani, RH Tsiotsou, U Rehman… - Telematics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to propose and test a conceptual model identifying playful-consumption
experiences (ie, role-projection, fantasy, escapism, enjoyment, sensory experiences …

The rise of E-Sports and potential for Post-COVID continued growth

YH Kim, J Nauright, C Suveatwatanakul - Sport in Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
E-sports is an event involving professional game competitions. Despite a significant growth
of e-sports industry, research findings and literature, including systematic evaluation and …

The effects of consumer esports videogame engagement on consumption behaviors

AZ Abbasi, M Asif, LD Hollebeek, JU Islam… - Journal of Product & …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to propose a model for predicting consumers' esports videogame
engagement on their ensuing consumption behaviors, which remains nebulous to date …

Strategic management in eSports–a systematic review of the literature

S Flegr, SL Schmidt - Sport Management Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Coinciding with the increasing popularity and the enormous investments that have gone into
eSports over the past decade, academic literature on eSports is emerging in several fields …

Sustainable esports entrepreneurs in emerging countries: Audacity, resourcefulness, innovation, transmission, and resilience in adversity

O Allal-Chérif, JM Guaita-Martínez… - Journal of Business …, 2024 - Elsevier
The esports business is growing exponentially and will become a US $1.9 billion industry by
2025. Although it hinders many business creations, this activity may seem completely …

Sports video games participation: what can we learn for esports?

J García, C Murillo - Sport, Business and Management: An …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates three issues associated with playing sports video games:
the correlates of participation (and its intensity) in this type of activity, their complementarity …

The societal impact of electronic sport: a sco** review

P Riatti, A Thiel - German Journal of Exercise and Sport …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Competitive computer gaming, known as electronic sport or esport, is growing and
professionalizing profoundly during the past years with experts struggling to allocate it in …