Today we talked about Evo 2024, the largest fighting game tournament hosted in Vegas. Then we dive deeper into the psychology of competition and how it applies to fighting games and esports!

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 0:09
• Psychology of Competition - 06:52
• Esports and Fighting Games - 16:01
• Evo 2024 Trip Report! - 21:10
• The Good - 27:05
• The Bad - 40:27
• The Ugly - 43:32
• Fighting Game Psychology - 55:39
• Modern Sports and Human Nature - 56:02
• Fighting Games and Go - 01:10:04
• What are Fighting Games? - 01:15:30
• What's Appealing about Fighting Games? - 01:19:00
• Etiquette and Equity - 01:20:07
• Final Thoughts - 01:23:40

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Resources Used for the Episode:

• Articles:
• State of the Art in Competition Research
• Psychological and Physiological Stress in esports
• Website for Research into Esports

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