DEMOGRAPHİC CHARACTERİSTİCS, GAME PLAYİNG TİME AND FACTORS AFFECTİNG THE ACHİEVEMENTS OF E-SPORT PLAYERS
Keywords:
e-Sports, video games, achievement, ageAbstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the e-sports players demographic characteristics, the reasons that directs them to the e-sports, playing time and personal and other factors affecting their achievements.
Methods: The structured questionnaire was published on 42 game/forum sites where e-Sport athletes played/met, and those who volunteered to participate in the study were filled questionnaire.
Results: A total 367 e-Sports players participated in the study. 96.5% of the participants were male and 77.1% were students. Among the reasons for dealing with e-sports, the passion for playing games in the first place (58.3%). The participants were interested in e-Sports for 4.5 years, and the weekly average duration of offline and online game playing time was 17.1 hours and 25.1 hours, respectively. Among the personal factors affecting achievement were team game (78.8%) and internet speed (91%) among equipment factors.
Conclusion: In Turkey, e-Sports was found to be prevalent among young people aged 18 and under, males and students. The first personal factor that influenced the achievements of e-Sport players the team game and among equipment factors the speed of internet.
References
Pehlivan H. The role of play on development and learning. Journal of Human Sciences 2016;13(2):3280-92.
Akın E. Elektronik spor: Türkiye’deki elektronik sporcular üzerine bir araştırma. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Eskişehir. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü,2008.
Renninger KA, Hidi S, Krapp A, Renninger A. The role of interest in learning and development: Psychology Press 2014.
Anderson CA, Bushman BJ. Effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, and prosocial behavior: A meta-analytic review of the scientific literature. Psychol Sci2001;12(5):353-9.
Kirriemuir J. Video gaming, education and digital learning technologies. D-lib Magazine 2002;8(2):7.
Macey J, Hamari J. Investigating relationships between video gaming, spectating esports, and gambling. Computers in Human Behavior. 2018;80:344-53.
Peter SC, Li Q, Pfund RA, et al. Public stigma across addictive behaviors: casino gambling, esports gambling, and internet gaming. J Gambl Stud 2018:1-13.
Argan M, Özer A, Akın E. Elektronik spor: Türkiye’deki siber sporcuların tutum ve davranışları. Spor Yönetimi ve Bilgi Teknolojileri Dergisi 2006;1(2):1-11.
Martončik M. e-Sports: Playing just for fun or playing to satisfy life goals? Computers in Human Behavior 2015;48:208-11.
Jonasson K, Thiborg J. Electronic sport and its impact on future sport. Sport in Society 2010;13(2):287-99.
Hamari J, Sjöblom M. What is eSports and why do people watch it? Internet Research 2017;27(2):211-32.
Yükçü S, Kaplanoğlu E. UİK e-Spor endüstrisi. Uluslararası İktisadi ve İdari İncelemeler Dergisi 2018; 2533-50.
Campbell MJ, Toth AJ, Moran AP, et al. eSports: A new window on neurocognitive expertise? Prog Brain Res 2018;240:161-74.
Banyai F, Griffiths MD, Kiraly O, Demetrovics Z. The psychology of esports: A systematic literature review. J Gambl Stud. 2018:1-15.
Üçüncüoğlu M, Çakır V. Modern spor kulüplerinin espor faaliyetlerine ilgi gösterme nedenleri üzerine bir araştırma. İnönü Üniversitesi, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 2017;4(2):34-47.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Dependence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
...