Hey there! 🙂 I'm Christian, a gaming and esports researcher, esports freelancer, university lecturer, and newsletter writer. I've been working in esports for 13 years, and doing research for 5 years.
Guest Episode | Paulo 'CatZ' Vizcarra: Playing to your Strengths and Choosing your Fight
CatZ talks about his career path in esports, how to become better by playing to your strengths and choosing your fight.
9 min read
May
26
Coaching in Esports
We discuss current practices and challenges in coaching esports video game players from the perspective of team coaches.
5 min read
May
19
How professional Players cope with Stress
Player apply various strategies to cope with the pressure and stress. We take a look at those strategies video game warriors use.
4 min read
May
12
How much Energy do you spend while Playing?
We discuss how much energy you spend when playing video games. We compare the results to chess players and physical exercise.
4 min read
May
05
Guest Episode | Nikita 'SKillous' Gurevich: The Importance of Mindset
SKillous explains how mindset was an obstacle to him, and his gaming performance, how he overcame them, and how it improved his performance.
5 min read
Apr
28
How your Personality impacts your Performance
We discuss personality traits of players and their relationship to in-game performance.
4 min read
Apr
21
Feel Pain while Gaming? Here's why!
Studies show: up to 80% of gamers have experienced gaming-related pain. We discuss the factors contributing to gamers' pain.
4 min read
Apr
14
The best way to warm-up and improve in-game Performance
We explore the effects of different warm-up types — physical and cognitive — on performance (speed and accuracy) during gameplay.
4 min read
Apr
07
Guest Episode | Alexandre 'FunKa' Verrier: The State of Esport Casting
A new approach game developers are taking to increase their numbers, and how that impacts the craft of professional casters.
5 min read
Mar
31
How (much) professional Esports Player practice
We discuss the effects of practice hours on performance in esports athletes, and dispel the myth of: play more to get better.
5 min read
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