Computer Games as Professional Sport ：A BIT of Raising the Stakes ( MIT Press BITS )

Publication subTitle ：A BIT of Raising the Stakes

Publication series ：MIT Press BITS

Author： Taylor T. L.

Publisher： MIT Press‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9780262316408

Subject： G0 Cultural Theory;G8 P.E

Keyword： GAMES / Video & Electronic,SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture

Language： ENG

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Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new; what is new in the world of digital gaming is the emergence of professional computer game play. This BIT explores how a form of play becomes a sport, with professional players, agents, referees, leagues, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators.

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