@book{Ruotsalainen2022,

title = {Modes of Esports Engagement in Overwatch},

editor = {Maria Ruotsalainen and Maria Törhönen and Veli-Matti Karhulahti

},

url = {https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-82767-0},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82767-0},

isbn = {978-3030827663},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-03-10},

urldate = {2022-03-10},

publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan},

abstract = {This Open Access book provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly developing esport phenomenon by examining one of its contemporary flagship titles, Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment 2016), through three central themes and from a rich variety of research methods and perspectives. As a game with more than 40 million individual players, an annual international World Cup, and a franchised professional league with teams from Canada, China, Europe, South Korea, and the US, Overwatch provides a multifaceted perspective to the cultural, social, and economic topics associated with the development of esports, which has begun to attract attention from both commercial and academic audiences.

A decade ago, it was still somewhat conventional to start a study by writing how “esports is a novel phenomenon.” As today more than a thousand studies have been published on esports, including several books and special issues, the need for more specific case studies keeps increasing. This multidisciplinary and multi-methodological book on Overwatch responds to that need. With 15 authors from various backgrounds, the book provides a far-reaching analysis of Overwatch and its modes of engagement. Ten chapters provide a foundation for understanding how a title like Overwatch operates both as an esport and a more general entertainment product at the same time.},

keywords = {Digital culture, Digital media, Electronic sports, Game culture, Game development, Game studies, Overwatch},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {book}

}