Abstract

MACEDO, Tarcízio. (A New Chapter in Esports Research? Mapping, Gaps, and the Early Years of Mobile Esports in Academia). JDMI [online]. 2022, vol.5, n.13, pp.54-72.  Epub Dec 30, 2022. ISSN 2184-3120.  https://doi.org/10.34624/jdmi.v5i13.30543.

This paper develops a review of the international literature on mobile esports by September 2021. It intends to document the evolution, gaps, and the first years of appropriation of this object by the academic community. The approach is guided by complementary mixed methodological procedures, aimed at the organization of knowledge, and is quali-quantitative. The classification made for this study sought to gather the findings into blocks of analysis, firstly of bibliographic data, and then to build an epistemological/critical appreciation. The survey identified 20 papers that dealt in some way with mobile esports in various publication formats. Among the main results, the small volume of work on the mobile esports segment to date stands out. In the selected material, a low reflection on the subject predominates. Computing is the discipline that stands out, followed by Communication and Sports Sciences. In addition, most research adopts the term mobile esports randomly, habitually, and as a one-off example in studies about other phenomena without addressing reflections or problematizations about the central theme.

Keywords : Game studies; Esports; Mobile esport; Competitive gaming; Mobile devices; Literature review.

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