Raising the Stakes
How a form of play becomes a sport: players, agents, referees, leagues, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators, and the culture of professional computer game play.
Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new: the documentary King of Kong memorably portrays a Donkey Kong player''s attempts to achieve the all-time highest score; the television show Starcade (1982–1984) featured competi...
How a form of play becomes a sport: players, agents, referees, leagues, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators, and the culture of professional computer game play.
Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new: the documentary King of Kong memorably portrays a Donkey Kong player''s attempts to achieve the all-time highest score; the television show Starcade (1982–1984) featured competi...
