Projects - University of Staffordshire GradEX

esports

Coaching: Democracy or Dictatorship? - Research Paper

Research paper on coaching styles in esports and traditional sports, focusing on the coach's impacts on cohesion.

Daniel Beeston

Esports vs The Market. A comparative publisher analysis

The study aims to be a foundational piece in understanding the impacts an Esports title can have on a publishers stock price and how to utilise this to increase ROI.

Khaan Salih

Exploring Inclusivity and Gender-Based Toxicity within Esports

A final year dissertation compiling different secondary sources using Games, Gender, and Social Studies, with the aim to analyse gender-based toxicity within Video Games and Esports communities online.

Jennifer Hart

How is Speedrunning perceived as a viable subgenre of esports?

A 24 hour speedrun marathon supporting Macmillan Cancer Research to explore the correlation between speedrunning and esports.

Eion Tongue

Pixels to Perfect: The Multi-Million Dollar Virtual Economy in CS

This study examines the emergence and dynamics of a player-driven virtual economy for in-game “skins” in Counter-Strike, treating these digital items as tradable assets whose prices fluctuate similarly to stocks.

Haowei Wang

Stakes on the game: Exploring the influence betting has on spectatorship

A research on the current views of gambling/betting and how that influences spectatorship and viewing behaviour within esports communities.

Kevin Pan

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