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Performance

Jun
30
Unlocking the Gamer's Mind: How Cognitive Skills Drive Your Gaming Success

Unlocking the Gamer's Mind: How Cognitive Skills Drive Your Gaming Success

How are cognitive characteristics related to in-game performance, and how can you use this knowledge to get better in-game?
5 min read
May
26
Coaching in Esports

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

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?

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

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

How your Personality impacts your Performance

We discuss personality traits of players and their relationship to in-game performance.
4 min read
Apr
14
The best way to warm-up and improve in-game Performance

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
Mar
31
How (much) professional Esports Player practice

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
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

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