Esport Play

Weaving the author's own lived experience with theoretical insights from the fields of game studies psychology and anthropology <i>Esport Play</i> probes and advances current gaming topics such as addiction skill development and toxicity. With a focus on <i>League of Legends</i> - one of the flagship esports of our time - Karhulahti explicates what esport play is: documenting and identifying competitive play as a present-day means to satisfy basic human needs. Ultimately the book presents a theory of psycholudic development that explains and organizes the development of player-play relationships that may last for years.