The Esports Research Report

We talk to Sigge Stengård and his father Martin about what it's like to live with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and how gaming and esports makes a big difference in Sigge's life. We talk about their work in 'Para Esports', a non-profit esports organization for disabled gamers.

So this episode of the podcast is from the fantastic members of ERNs Graduate Student Committee, Evelyn Tan, Bo Yu, and Ivan Bonilla who ran the Summer Panel Series with three great talks with wonderful guests. The final episode is on ‘high performance in esports’ with; Dr Laura Swettenham, Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the […]

So this episode of the podcast is from the fantastic members of ERNs Graduate Student Committee, Evelyn Tan, Bo Yu, and Ivan Bonilla who ran the Summer Panel Series with three great talks with wonderful guests. This episode is on career transitions in esports

Dr. Marta Borrueco, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

Jake “Siractionslacks” Kanner, Dota 2 Content Creator and Manager of Arkosh Gaming

Stephanie ‘missharvey’ Harvey, Director of Development at Counter Logic Gaming

We talk a lot about where #esports is failing in terms of #diversity but do we ever talk about the areas where esports has succeeded? Evelyn Tan discusses women and esports with Nicholas Taylor Madiha ‘Madi’ Naz,and Maria Ruotsalainen, The summer panel series was hosted by Bo Yu, Evelyn Tan and Ivan Bonilla.

Esports can be both good and bad for mental health. At ERNC21, three experts; Ceb (Sébastien Debs), Martina Čubrić and Mia Stellberg on #mentalhealth in #esports talked to moderator Tobias Scholz about their experiences, knowledge and what needs to be done within this important topic.

It may not be UFC but esports has a lot of potential to cause injuries which are also true for those of us working at a screen all day. Dr. Lindsey “GamerDoc” Migliore & Dr. Caitlin McGee provide the science and medical expertise that they actively practice while Jacob “Jake” Lyon, Director of Talent Development […]

The Lero Lab in Ireland is Europe’s biggest esports lab. Dr. Mark Campbell and Dr. Adam Toth lead a team of passionate researchers in exploring a range of topics related to gaming and esports. We talk about their research exploring the benefits of gaming to reduce depression and anxiety. Also how neurostimulation (which is tiny […]

This is the Panel on “Parental Environment in Esports Careers” from ERNC21 where we discuss the modern experiences of parents in a world where so many young people have ambitions to be professional players. We talk to Shae Williams (COPE), Koen Schobbers (Parents of Play) and Michael “CAPS.dad” Winther about their experiences as they share […]

Dom Sacco is the Founder and Editor of Esports News UK. He breaks down what it means to be an esports journalist and discusses some of the challenges of journalism in the digital era. When he’s not writing, editing and researching Dom occasionally takes advantage the Wikipedia of knowledge in his brain to consult with […]

Valorant is the great challenger to CS:GO and Mitch ‘Mitchman’ McBride is a font of knowledge on both. As a VALORANT commentator and analyst it’s literally his job to know more than everyone else. In this episode he breaks down this exciting breakthrough esport by RIOT to Overwatch Healer Tobias ‘Mercy’ Scholz and his fellow […]