{"product_id":"9781501359347","title":"Esport Play Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEsport Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAnticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVeli-Matti Karhulahti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWeaving the author's own lived experience with theoretical insights from the fields of game studies, psychology, and anthropology, \u003ci\u003eEsport Play\u003c\/i\u003e probes and advances current gaming topics such as addiction, skill development, and toxicity. With a focus on \u003ci\u003eLeague of Legends\u003c\/i\u003e – one of the flagship esports of our time – Karhulahti explicates what esport play is: documenting and identifying competitive play as a present-day means to satisfy basic human needs. Ultimately, the book presents a theory of psycholudic development that explains and organizes the development of player-play relationships that may last for years.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVeli-Matti Karhulahti\u003c\/b\u003e works as a Senior Researcher in University of Jyväskylä, Finland and as an Adjunct Professor in University of Turku, Finland. He has studied play, games, and the human mind in places such as Yonsei University (Korea), IT University of Copenhagen \/ Royal Danish Academy (Denmark), and the MIT (US). His interdisciplinary research has been published in various leading journals of diverse fields like \u003ci\u003eGame Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesign Issues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedia, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGames \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501359347\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332864868492,"sku":"9781501359347","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1af9a328-3efc-4d7f-9d3f-784ebe7ea073.jpg?v=1783606991","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501359347","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}