Global esports - Transformation of Cultural Perceptions of Competitive Gaming

Global esports explores the recent surge of esports in the global scene and comprehensively discusses people''s understanding of this spectacle. By historicizing and institutionalizing esports, the contributors analyze the rapid growth of esports and its implications in culture and digital economy. Dal Yong Jin curates a discussion as to why esports has become a global phenomenon.

From games such as Spacewar to Starcraft to Overwatch, a key theme, distinguishing this collection from others, is a potential shift of esports from online to mobile gaming. The book a