Guest Episode | Kevin 'MapuTV' Kremser: The Art of Observing: Elevating Esports Production
MapuTV shares how his journey in esports started, his experience as a professional observer, and how his work contributes to a better viewing experience.
COVID's Legacy on Esports: A Tale of Peaks and Valleys
Explore how the pandemic's ripple effects have reshaped the esports landscape and impacted players and organizations.
Need or Greed? Fairness Norms in World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft players develop different fairness norms for loot distribution across servers. We discuss how it's done, and how nonconforming players are punished.
The Rise of Riot Games: How They Built a Thriving Esports Ecosystem
We discuss how Riot Games turned League of Legends into a global success, using a clever game design, business model, and strategies.
How Video Games exploit our Temperaments and Character
We discuss how a person's temperament and character form the basis for video game design; how game developer keep us hooked.
How Game Developers keep us hooked
We discuss how video game developer increase our game loyalty by using human biology and psychology e.g. flow state, and gender.
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.
The Esports Ecosystem
We explore esports as an industry. Who are the relevant stakeholders? How does the ecosystem look? Why is esports unique?
