The Esports Research Report: Recent Episodes
Esports Research Network
Dive into the scientific side of Esports with Brian McCauley and Steph Orme, who break down different aspects with fascinating people from esports and science.
We talk to Sigge Stengård and his father Martin about what it's like to live with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and how gaming and esports makes a big difference in Sigge's life. We talk about their work in 'Para Esports', a non-profit esports organization for disabled gamers.
So this episode of the podcast is from the fantastic members of ERNs Graduate Student Committee, Evelyn Tan, Bo Yu, and Ivan Bonilla who ran the Summer Panel Series with three great talks with wonderful guests. The final episode is on ‘high performance in esports’ with; Dr Laura Swettenham, Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the […]
So this episode of the podcast is from the fantastic members of ERNs Graduate Student Committee, Evelyn Tan, Bo Yu, and Ivan Bonilla who ran the Summer Panel Series with three great talks with wonderful guests. This episode is on career transitions in esports
Dr. Marta Borrueco, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
Jake “Siractionslacks” Kanner, Dota 2 Content Creator and Manager of Arkosh Gaming
Stephanie ‘missharvey’ Harvey, Director of Development at Counter Logic Gaming
We talk a lot about where #esports is failing in terms of #diversity but do we ever talk about the areas where esports has succeeded? Evelyn Tan discusses women and esports with Nicholas Taylor Madiha ‘Madi’ Naz,and Maria Ruotsalainen, The summer panel series was hosted by Bo Yu, Evelyn Tan and Ivan Bonilla.
Esports can be both good and bad for mental health. At ERNC21, three experts; Ceb (Sébastien Debs), Martina Čubrić and Mia Stellberg on #mentalhealth in #esports talked to moderator Tobias Scholz about their experiences, knowledge and what needs to be done within this important topic.
It may not be UFC but esports has a lot of potential to cause injuries which are also true for those of us working at a screen all day. Dr. Lindsey “GamerDoc” Migliore & Dr. Caitlin McGee provide the science and medical expertise that they actively practice while Jacob “Jake” Lyon, Director of Talent Development […]
The Lero Lab in Ireland is Europe’s biggest esports lab. Dr. Mark Campbell and Dr. Adam Toth lead a team of passionate researchers in exploring a range of topics related to gaming and esports. We talk about their research exploring the benefits of gaming to reduce depression and anxiety. Also how neurostimulation (which is tiny […]
This is the Panel on “Parental Environment in Esports Careers” from ERNC21 where we discuss the modern experiences of parents in a world where so many young people have ambitions to be professional players. We talk to Shae Williams (COPE), Koen Schobbers (Parents of Play) and Michael “CAPS.dad” Winther about their experiences as they share […]
Dom Sacco is the Founder and Editor of Esports News UK. He breaks down what it means to be an esports journalist and discusses some of the challenges of journalism in the digital era. When he’s not writing, editing and researching Dom occasionally takes advantage the Wikipedia of knowledge in his brain to consult with […]
Valorant is the great challenger to CS:GO and Mitch ‘Mitchman’ McBride is a font of knowledge on both. As a VALORANT commentator and analyst it’s literally his job to know more than everyone else. In this episode he breaks down this exciting breakthrough esport by RIOT to Overwatch Healer Tobias ‘Mercy’ Scholz and his fellow […]
Stephanie Harvey (missharvey), former CS and CS:GO player and World Champion and now Director of Franchise Development and Outreach for Counter Logic Gaming (CLG), joins us to talk about diversity and inclusion initiatives in esports. When she started her professional career in esports in 2003, Steph was one of the few women in that space. […]
We talk about one of the most important topics for the future of esports: Equality! The Equal Esports Initiative is an initiative which aims to foster the topics of diversity and equality in the esports environment and also aims to create a safe space and a positively shaped environment for all gamers, regardless of gender, […]
French esports and the ecosystems using in the language are huge. We talk (in English) about the objective of the sociology of sport, the specificity of the French esports ecosystem, the role of the publishers in the governance of the sector, and the way to develop esports locally in a globalized industry. Nico Besombes is […]
Dr. Eulalia Febrer Coll is a Musicologist who researches the role of sound & music in esports. We talk to her about her paper on the role of music in League of Legends and her work in esports education through the eDojo in Spain. She did her PhD in Cardiff titled: ‘Evolved’ Traditions: The Role […]
Michael Trotter is finalising his PhD at the Queensland University of technology in Brisbane Australia. We discuss his research into the health and psychological determinants of success in esports. Email: m2.trotter@qut.edu.au https://twitter.com/MikeyGTrotter Feel free to email Michael for a copy of any of his published work, including; Trotter, M. G., Coulter, T. J., Davis, P. […]
Dr Lindsey Migliore, also known as GamerDoc, is a licensed esports medicine physician, host, consultant, writer, and nonprofit director. We talk to her about the ‘Handbook of Esports Medicine’, the first book of its kind to focus exclusively on esports medicine, the diagnosis and management of injuries and conditions affecting competitive video gamers. Handbook of […]
We talk to legendary Starcraft player TLO (Dario Wünsch) about his career and current work with Shopify Rebellion. Dario breaks down Starcraft and talks strategies through his own experiences with team Liquid. He also discusses his new role at Shopify Rebellion as manager of their new exciting Starcraft lineup but also his involvement with […]
Nico Besombes, Vice Pres of French Esports, discusses the ERNConference on Esports Health & Well-being Management will be held online on Twitch and YouTube on December 9-10, 2021, and will bring together the scientific community from around the world and the professional esports industry.
Weaver ( https://weavr.tv/ ) is a platform that uses live and historic data to create meaningful and personalised mixed-reality experiences for esports fans. We talk to Anders Drachen & Florian Block from the Arena Research Cluster (ARC)at the University of York who work with companies like ESL to develop Weavr. The ARC (https://arc.york.ac.uk/) is a […]