Reconsidering Esport: Economics and Executive Ownership

Karhulahti, Veli‐Matti

doi:10.1515/pcssr-2017-0010

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“…In this respect, some researchers (e.g. Karhulahti, 2017) have astutely pointed out that the letter "e" in the name of the sport not only stands for electronic, but also for economic sports.…”

Section: E-sports Makes Its Way From the Margins To The Mainstreammentioning

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The Value of E-Sports Is in the Eye of the Beholder, But Can E-Sports Operators Influence What the Spectators See?

Jalonen¹

2019

AASoci

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This article considers the societal discussion revolving around e-sports to be a reflection of the incommensurability of different means of value justification. The article seeks an answer to the question of how e-sports operators can demonstrate that their work entails aspects, i.e. propose value to aspects that are generally valued. The article presents a theory-guided analysis of the means of value justification in the world of e-sports. The theoretical basis builds upon modern economic sociology. The esteem of e-sports is not generated spontaneously but requires active measures by operators within the e-sports field. This calls for an ability to recognise various means of value justification and the related value categories and conflicts in one's own work. The attractiveness of e-sports in the eyes of the corporate world as well as the general public is proportional to how credibly the e-sports operators are able to demonstrate aspects of their work that are in line with things that are generally valued. The present article contributes to the collaboration between e-sports operators and stakeholders by verbalising the tensions and possibilities related to such collaboration. The article aids in recognising the value-creating interfaces and in fortifying the collaboration and finding synergy benefits.

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Section: E-sports Makes Its Way From the Margins To The Mainstreammentioning

confidence: 99%

The Value of E-Sports Is in the Eye of the Beholder, But Can E-Sports Operators Influence What the Spectators See?

Jalonen¹

2019

AASoci

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“…The players started to unite (Reer & Krämer, 2018) and put together their first teams. Shortly, experts and organizations joined in and started to form professional teams (Karhulahti, 2017) initially limited to a specific game, and later for many games on different platforms ).…”

Section: Tournaments and Esports Leaguesmentioning

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eSports Evolution in Football Game Series

Zagała

Strzelecki

2019

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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Sport used to be practiced and watched only live. Over time, it started to be broadcast by the radio or television. The development of sport on the Internet has led to the emergence of eSports and professionalization of virtual sports competitions. For some gamers playing computer games has turned into competition and later into the professionalization of the game. This paper explores the topic of electronic sports and virtual competition. It discusses eSports and the accompanying behaviors and practices. Authors delivered taxonomy of video game types, game modes and current phenomenon of both online and land-based tournaments as well eSports leagues. The paper also illustrates how gamers are preparing themselves for tournaments and a crucial role of gamers’ motivation. Authors present the FIFA football games series and its eSports application. The adopted research method allowed to obtain answers from n=452 gamers. Results show that 60% of gamers have been spending more than 7 hours a week playing games. More than half of gamers have been playing for more than ten years. Most players play in games because it is considered as a hobby. Most of the gamers consider eSports as a sport. Most of the players are also spectators, who had watched in streaming at least one eSports tournament We find that FIFA game series has an extensive eSports platform and filled the gap by exploring it. Gamers usually play 40 games each weekend in FIFA eSports league but casual eSports gamers and spectators rarely take part in land-based tournaments.

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“…Whilst Hollist [20] argued that there is a need for regulation of labor relations in eSports as current laws are inadequate to properly regulate eSports in regards to employer-employee relations and employment conditions and employee (player) health. There is a considerable amount of interest in eSports from various sectors of the academy -commercial gaming [21], grassroots eSports communities [22], eSports and streaming content [9,23], nationality [24], training and physicality [25] and so on.…”

Section: Esport: Impact and Popularitymentioning

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“…Karhulahti [21] considered eSport not from the competitive and technology leveraged point of view that many authors have taken, but from the economic 'pay-for-play' point of view, and introduced the idea of "Executive Ownership" (p. 46), where the owner of the intellectual property -i.e. the game company that develops and maintains the game, servers and 'playing fields', has ultimate power and ownership over when and even how the game/sport is played.…”

Section: Defining Esports or Re-defining Irlsport? Why Not Both!mentioning

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eSport vs irlSport

McCutcheon

Hitchens

Drachen

2018

Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

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This paper examines in-real-life (irl) sport and eSports in an attempt to clarify the definition of eSport. The notion of physicality and embodiment are central to the need for clarity in understanding of what eSports are and whether they are sport or some other activity. By examining existing definitions of eSport and irlSport we can identify the similarities and differences between these activities. Methodologically the paper uses the philosophical process of critical thinking and analysis to examine the various approaches taken to defining both eSport and irlSports. Our aim is to highlight the inherent problem of the definition of eSports and irlSports (and the privileging of the term sport as it currently applies only to irlSports). We find that eSports are sports and that the definition of sport should be expanded to include sub-categories of irlSports and eSports.

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Reconsidering Esport: Economics and Executive Ownership

Cited by 84 publications

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The Value of E-Sports Is in the Eye of the Beholder, But Can E-Sports Operators Influence What the Spectators See?

The Value of E-Sports Is in the Eye of the Beholder, But Can E-Sports Operators Influence What the Spectators See?

eSports Evolution in Football Game Series

eSport vs irlSport

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