An Exploration of Mental Skills Among Competitive League of Legend Players
An Exploration of Mental Skills Among Competitive League of Legend Players
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DOI：
10.4018/ijgcms.2017040101
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发表时间：
2017-04-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Shapiro, Jamie L.
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作者：
Himmelstein, Daniel;Liu, Yitong;Shapiro, Jamie L.
电子竞技，也被称为竞争性视频游戏，在过去几年中取得了巨大的增长。已经进行了几项研究，研究了玩电子游戏的潜在认知益处，但很少有人研究在竞争性电子游戏的最高水平上表现所需的心理社会因素。在这项研究中，研究人员旨在通过进行定性内容分析来确定玩家面临的特定心理障碍以及玩家已经使用的任何心理技术。采访了五个高水平的传奇联盟的竞争球员进行了阐明他们的经验。采访产生了两个高层次的主题。这些高阶主题如下：用于实现最佳性能的技术和竞争游戏玩家遇到的障碍。收集的数据可以被广泛的人群使用在性能心理学领域和电子竞技领域，更具体地说，未来的心理技能顾问与英雄联盟玩家，玩家自己，和学者谁希望服务，提高，或研究那些参与新兴的性能领域。
ESports, also known as competitive video gaming, has seen tremendous growth over the past few years. Several studies have been conducted that examined the potential cognitive benefits of playing video games, but few have examined the psychosocial factors needed to perform at the highest level of competitive video gaming. In this study, the researchers aimed to identify specific mental obstacles players face and any mental techniques gamers already utilize by conducting a qualitative content analysis. Interviews with five high-level competitive League of Legend players were conducted to shed light on their experiences. The interviews resulted in two high order themes. Those high order themes were the following: techniques used to achieve optimal performance and obstacles encountered by competitive gamers. The data collected can be used by a wide population in both the performance psychology field and the eSports realm, more specifically, future mental skills consultants working with League of Legends players, gamers themselves, and academics who wish to serve, improve, or study those involved in an emerging performance domain.