Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti (Adjunct Professor in the Study of Play and Games, University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

Esport Play

Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development

Veli-Matti Karhulahti (Adjunct Professor in the Study of Play and Games, University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic USA
09 July 2020

Media studies; Media, information & communication industries; Game theory

Weaving the author's own lived experience with theoretical insights from the fields of game studies, psychology, and anthropology, Esport Play probes and advances current gaming topics such as addiction, skill development, and toxicity. With a focus on League of Legends – one of the flagship esports of our time – Karhulahti explicates what esport play is: documenting and identifying competitive play as a present-day means to satisfy basic human needs. Ultimately, the book presents a theory of psycholudic development that explains and organizes the development of player-play relationships that may last for years.

By: Veli-Matti Karhulahti (Adjunct Professor in the Study of Play and Games University of Jyväskylä Finland)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781501359347
ISBN 10: 1501359347
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 09 July 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Noob 2. Uncarriable 3. Boosted Animal 4. Ludonarcotic Junkie 5. Today We Die a Little 6. 7. Theory of Psycholudic Development Epilogue References Glossary Index

Veli-Matti Karhulahti works in Finland as a Senior Researcher at University of Jyväskylä and as an Adjunct Professor at University of Turku. He has researched gaming, health, and the human mind in places such as Yonsei University (Korea), IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). Karhulahti's interdisciplinary research has been published in leading journals of diverse fields from culture and game studies to health and psychological sciences. He is an active participant in metascientific development.

Reviews for Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development

Esports has gone from a curiosity to global spectacle. Matti Karhulahti compiles everything you'd want to know about the about the psychology of esports under one cover. A must-read for those interested in esports. * Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University, USA *