Critical Perspectives on Esports

Annette R. Hofmann is Professor of Sports Studies and Didactics at the Ludwigsburg University, Germany. She is Vice President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and the German Olympic Academy (DOA) as well as one of the Vice Presidents of the German Gymnastic Federation (Deutsche Turner-Bund).Pascal Mamudou Camara is Sport Science Research Manager at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE). He holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Universidad Deportiva del Sur, Venezuela and a master’s degree in international sports development and politics and is a PhD candidate in sports science at the Institute of Sport History, German Sport University Cologne.

• 1 Introduction ANNETTE R. HOFMANN AND PASCAL MAMUDOU CAMARAPART IPhilosophical and Sociological Approaches 2 An Analytical Perspective on Esports, “Virtual Sports,” and the Olympic Virtual Series JIM PARRY AND JACOB GIESBRECHT3 A Phenomenological Perspective on Embodiment in Sports and Esports IRENA MARTÍNKOVÁ AND QIAN WANG4 How Real Is Virtual Reality? Reflections on Sport in Virtual Realities JANNIKA M. JOHN, PAOLO RIATTI, AND ANSGAR THIEL5 Esports and Sportification: A View From Sweden DANIEL SVENSSON AND DANIEL PARGMANPART IIEconomic Insights 6 The Economics of Esports MARKUS BREUER AND FRANK DAUMANNPART IIIHealth Issues 7 Health Impacts and Implications for Esports DAVID LEGG8 Physical and Physiological Implications of Esports TAKASHI MATSUIPART IVGender and Esports 9 A Critical Review of Esports and Music From a Gender Perspective EULALIA FEBRER COLLPART VEsports and Education 10 Esports in Norwegian Upper Secondary Education: Integration, Challenges, and Opportunities in the 21st Century AAGE RADMANN AND PER MIDTHAUGEN11 Esports and Physical Education: A Relationship Like Cat and Dog? ANNETTE R. HOFMANN12 Collegiate Esports in South Korea and the United States:Origins and Governance LARS DZIKUS AND YOONKYU SONG13 Future Directions and Research Practice DINA GENTILE