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 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 …

Hedonic consumption experience in videogaming: A multidimensional perspective

LD Hollebeek, AZ Abbasi, CD Schultz, DH Ting… - Journal of Retailing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prior research primarily considers consumers' hedonic gaming experience, defined as an
individual's level of pleasure, emotional gratification, and enjoyment from playing a …

Engagement and consumption behavior of eSports gamers

AZ Abbasi, M Asif, A Shamim, DH Ting… - Spanish Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual model where consumer
electronic sports (eSports) engagement (CeSE) acts a predictor for gamers' online …

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 …

An overview of the gaming industry across nations: using analytics with power BI to forecast and identify key influencers

JM Palma-Ruiz, A Torres-Toukoumidis… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Esports has seen a phenomenal explosion in popularity in recent years, gaining increasing
interest from the media, sports, and technology industries. The purpose of this study is to …

Why do women watch esports? A social role perspective on spectating motives and points of attachment

B Yu, NT Brison, G Bennett - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Guided by social role theory and the extant literature, the purpose of this investigation was to
examine the gender differences in esports spectating motives and points of attachment. A …

Physical activity and health promotion in esports and gaming–discussing unique opportunities for an unprecedented cultural phenomenon

S Ketelhut, AL Martin-Niedecken… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Due to long periods of sedentary behavior, and unhealthy diets gamers and esports players
are at risk for numerous chronic diseases and all-cause mortality. Health research has …

Running on a social exercise platform: Applying self-determination theory to increase motivation to participate in a sporting event

TH Tsai, YS Chang, HT Chang, YW Lin - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Running is one of the most popular physical activities. With the development of
technologies, there have been mobile applications (eg, Nike+ Running) designed to track …