UMPSA hosts the MLBB: ROCT 2023 Grand Championship, boosting the e-sports scene among university students by Nur Ainaa Adhreena, Muhamad Shukri

“…PEKAN, 22 November 2023 - Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), for the first time, played host to the finals of the electronic sports (e-sports) championship, Mobile Legends Bang Bang: Rise of Champions Tournament 2023 (MLBB: ROCT 2023), at the Higher Education Institution (HEI) level.…”
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Chinese eSports Industry’s Boom and Recession: Evidence From Bubble Detection Framework by Xin Li, Zheng Li, Meng Qin, Weike Zhang, Chi-Wei Su

“…Utilizing the data of the Chinese Electronic Sports Thematic Index (CESI), the empirical outcomes show that the Chinese eSports industry may deviate from its market value and that the industry witnesses bubble behaviors. …”
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The Association Between Personality Traits and eSports Performance by Piotr Matuszewski, Paweł Dobrowolski, Bogdan Zawadzki

“…This study focuses on the relationship between personality traits, derived from the Big Five model, and performance in the competitive electronic sports (eSports) video game League of Legends (LoL). …”
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Do We Need Permission to Play in Public? The Design of Participation for Social Play Video Games at Play Parties and ‘Alternative’ Games Festivals by Lynn H. C. Love

“…Online streaming, multiplayer games and built-in spectator modes within games underpin online communal play experiences, whilst ‘alternative’ games festivals, play parties and electronic sports, provide real world spaces for people to meet, play and exchange knowledge relating to both playing and making video games. …”
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Engagement and consumption behavior of eSports gamers by Amir Zaib Abbasi, Muhammad Asif, Amjad Shamim, Ding Hooi Ting, Raouf Ahmad Rather

“…Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual model where consumer electronic sports (eSports) engagement (CeSE) acts a predictor for gamers’ online engagement in eSports-related products/firm either through direct contribution (purchase intention) or indirect contribution (co-production, community engagement, word-of-mouth and recruitment). …”
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Multi-Objective Multi-Instance Learning: A New Approach to Machine Learning for eSports by Kokten Ulas Birant, Derya Birant

“…The aim of this study is to develop a new approach to be able to correctly predict the outcome of electronic sports (eSports) matches using machine learning methods. …”
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Designing an eSports intervention for middle-aged and older adults in Hong Kong: Social marketing approach by Ka-Man Leung, William Chu

“…This study examined the perceptions and experiences of middle-aged and older adult participants in electronic sports (eSports) in Hong Kong (HK), China, by using the social marketing (SM) approach. …”
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eSports Evolution in Football Game Series by Zagała Kacper, Strzelecki Artur

“…This paper explores the topic of electronic sports and virtual competition. It discusses eSports and the accompanying behaviors and practices. …”
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Designing an eSports intervention for middle-aged and older adults in Hong Kong: Social marketing approach. by Ka-Man Leung, William Chu

“…This study examined the perceptions and experiences of middle-aged and older adult participants in electronic sports (eSports) in Hong Kong (HK), China, by using the social marketing (SM) approach. …”
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Trends in Aluminium Matrix Composite Development by Chika Oliver Ujah, Daramy Vandi Von Kallon

“…Research shows that monolithic Al alloy has very attractive properties required in the production of aerospace, automotive, electrical and electronic, sports and recreational components/equipment. …”
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Sustaining eSports Industry and Regulatory Focus: Empirical Evidence From Chinese Universities by Gongyan Zhao, Yue Cheng, Yue Cheng, Yue Cheng, Xingguo Liu, Wentao Meng

“…This study examined the factors that affect the attitude and behavioral intentions toward electronic sports (eSports) among students of higher education institutions based on the technology acceptance model (TAM). …”
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A Pattern Mining Approach to Study Strategy Balance in RTS Games by Bosc, Guillaume, Boulicaut, Jean-Francois, Raissi, Chedy, Kaytoue, Mehdi, Tan, Philip

“…In the new context of electronic sports, an important challenge is to be able to detect game balance issues. …”
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Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Games: Improving Negative Atmosphere with Social Robots and AI Teammates by Yimin Wang, Yonglin Dai, Shaokang Chen, Lingxin Wang, Johan F. Hoorn

“…Electronic sports show significant user churn caused by a toxic gaming atmosphere, and current GUI-based interventions are insufficient to address the issue. …”
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Influence of an Esports Program on Problematic Gaming in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study by Kentaro Kawabe, Fumie Horiuchi, Rie Hosokawa, Kiwamu Nakachi, Junya Soga, Shu-ichi Ueno

“…Esports (electronic sports) programs are a variant of competitive gaming and have expanded worldwide in recent years. …”
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Determination of esports players' levels of life engagement and future expectations in terms of various variables in Turkey by Cuma Ece, Semra Çetin, Murat Şen, Mehmet Koç

“… If we were to make a scientific definition, electronic sports; “The field of sports activities, in which people develop and train their mental or physical abilities using information and communication technologies, is one of the biggest types of entertainment. …”
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Impact of HEXACO Personality Factors on Consumer Video Game Engagement: A Study on eSports by Amir Z. Abbasi, Saima Nisar, Umair Rehman, Ding H. Ting

“…This research empirically validates the role of specific HEXACO personality factors that foster consumer engagement (CE) in electronic sports (eSports) users. Using a survey-based approach, we incorporated the HEXACO 60 items and consumer video game engagement scales for data collection. …”
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Mental Health and Social Connectedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Sports and E-Sports Players by Ana Karla Silva Soares, Maria Celina Ferreira Goedert, Adriano Ferreira Vargas

“…Although playing sports can promote mental health, there are few findings on the topic in the context of a pandemic and with physical sports and electronic sports (e-sports) players. In this sense, the present study aims to assess the extent to which social connection and mental health indicators are correlated in a sample of sports and e-sports players. …”
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Application of transcranial alternating current stimulation to improve eSports-related cognitive performance by Fujia Jiao, Fujia Jiao, Jie Zhuang, Michael A. Nitsche, Michael A. Nitsche, Michael A. Nitsche, Zhenggen Lin, Yuanbo Ma, Yuanbo Ma, Yu Liu

“…IntroductionElectronic Sports (eSports) is a popular and still emerging sport. …”
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Subjective attitudes moderate the social connectedness in esports gaming during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Dan Shan, Jilai Xu, Tongyu Liu, Yanyi Zhang, Ziyun Dai, Yuandian Zheng, Yuandian Zheng, Chang Liu, Yuanning Wei, Zhihao Dai

“…BackgroundElectronic sports (esports) has become a practical intervention for young people craving social connections since the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Nutrition, lifestyle, and cognitive performance in esport athletes by Jenna B. Goulart, Jenna B. Goulart, Logan S. Aitken, Saman Siddiqui, Marisa Cuevas, Jacqueline Cardenas, Karen M. Beathard, Steven E. Riechman

“…IntroductionElectronic sports, termed esports, is a growing athletic activity in which high levels of attention and cognitive performance are required. …”
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