Christian Staedter

Christian Staedter

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.
Mar
24
How Ranking Systems and Personality influence Flow State and Emotions

How Ranking Systems and Personality influence Flow State and Emotions

We discuss flow state in gaming and esports, the impact of win/loss on emotions, motivation, and the role of personality traits.
5 min read
Mar
17
How to Snowball in Counter-Strike

How to Snowball in Counter-Strike

We discuss the impact of money, early round kills and wins on teams' success in Counter-Strike (CS:GO) in gaming and esports.
5 min read
Mar
10
How Esports Performance depend on Tournament Structure & Prize Money

How Esports Performance depend on Tournament Structure & Prize Money

We discuss how prize money, as well as tournament structure, are connected with players' motivation in gaming and esports.
5 min read
Mar
03
Fog of War - How Air Pollution kills Esports Competition

Fog of War - How Air Pollution kills Esports Competition

We discuss the impact of air pollution (unclean air) on gaming and esports performance (teams and players), and decision making.
6 min read
Feb
25
Guest Episode | Théo 'PtitDrogo' Freydièr: Managing Expectations

Guest Episode | Théo 'PtitDrogo' Freydièr: Managing Expectations

PtitDrogo talks about his career transition, managing expectations, mindset, motivation, and valuable lessons and tips on how to improve.
7 min read
Feb
18
The Enjoyment of Griefing

The Enjoyment of Griefing

We discuss how griefing in gaming satisfies players' needs, causes them enjoyment, and how players maintain justice in-game.
4 min read
Feb
11
Are World of WarCraft players less lonely & socially anxious?

Are World of WarCraft players less lonely & socially anxious?

We discuss how playing World of Warcraft (MMORPG games in general) can make you experience less loneliness and social anxiety.
4 min read
Feb
04
The Girlfriend-Gamer Stereotype

The Girlfriend-Gamer Stereotype

We discuss stereotypical perceptions of female gamers, its impact and reasons. Also, we dispel common myths about the stereotype.
5 min read
Jan
28
Why we play Video Games

Why we play Video Games

We discuss types of motivations for gaming and how this knowledge improves performance, health, well-being, and game enjoyment.
5 min read
Jan
22
Are you a problematic gamer?

Are you a problematic gamer?

We discuss problematic gamers and their characteristics, as well as the risk factors that come with problematic gaming.
5 min read

📬 Subscribe to Gaming Science

Gaming is your passion? Learn about the science behind it.

Trusted by 300+(😍) readers.



Sign up for 'Gaming Science', where we explore the latest science on gaming and
esports, as well as industry insides every Sunday, for free, directly into your inbox.


"I love this type of content, thank you Chris."