The popularity of eSports has skyrocketed recently, prompting increasing academic
attention. However, reflecting the male-dominated reality of the eSports industry, most …

This article aims to perform a literature review of the available research that focuses strictly
on MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games. First, a review identifying the relevant …

Women and men play video games in approximately equal numbers. Despite this similarity,
video gaming is still strongly associated with men. A common justification for this stereotype …

When the Nintendo Wii was released in 2006, it ushered forward a new era of casual
gaming in which video games appealed to not just the stereotypical hardcore male gamer …

Online video games afford co‐play and social interaction, often anonymous, among players
from around the world. As predicted by the social identity model of deindividuation effects …

Recent research has demonstrated that (a) groups can be characterized by a collective
intelligence (CI) factor that measures their ability to perform together on a wide range of …

Prior research on digital games illustrates a perceived gender gap in participation and
performance, suggesting men as playing more and better than women. This article …

This article examines the significance of two types of expertise in the popular multiplayer
video game League of Legends. Previous research into multiplayer games has explored a …

Collegiate esports in the US and Canada have grown tremendously over the past decade,
through intensive investments by both universities and esports publishers. Although post …

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 …