Dr. David P. Hedlund
@davidphedlund
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Full Professor @ St. John's University, Chief Editor @ Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, Co-Editor of "Esports Business Management," & Consultant
Queens, NY
Joined September 2013
| #NEW #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Egil Trasti Rogstad on acceptance of "The Rise of Esportswashing: Soft Power at Play in the Digital Sports World" in JEGE #esportswashing #softpower #digitalsports #geopolitics #media #publicdiscourse
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| #ESPORTS #FORTHCOMING #RESEARCH | Congrats to @Sam_Di_Nicola, Connaire Delaney McNulty, Andrea Marchesi, @BuoiteStellaA, and Craig McNulty on the acceptance of "Esports pre-participation screening tool: An investigation of the health of esports players" in JEGE #gaminghabits
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Lachlan McMeeken, @StuCormack & @p_tof on acceptance of "The Effects of Mental Fatigue in Competitive First-Person Shooter Esports: A pilot study" in JEGE @ACUmedia #mentalfatigue #fps #cognitiveload #VALORANT #aimlab
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Dr. Nicholas Burton from @BrockUniversity on the publication of "Extension or Diversification? A Network Analysis of Sponsor Integration for the 2023 EA Sports FIFA Global Series" #electronicarts #easports #eafc
https://t.co/fSpE5bZnh0
journals.humankinetics.com
The creation of esports competitions by traditional sports properties has been a significant contributor to the growth and commercial success of the esports industry. Major leagues, clubs, and...
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| #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to John Bell, @MatthewJWatson, Thomas M. Leeder & @Oli_Leis on the publication of "Talent Development in Esports: Players’ Developmental Experiences in League of Legends Academy Teams" #LeagueOfLegends #TalentDevelopment
https://t.co/O9g0nR21fr
journals.humankinetics.com
Given the growth of esports and the lack of research on talent development systems, a greater understanding of developmental programs is needed to support players transitioning to elite-level...
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Landy Lu, Promise Iheanacho, Jounghwa Son, Dunja Antunovic and Guangzhou Chen on acceptance of "Promoting Gender Equity and Inclusion in Collegiate Varsity Esports Programs" in JEGE @UMNKinesiology
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to @DrMikeTrotter @JoarSvensson @_evelyntan on the publication of "Goal Systems and Regulatory Processes in Esports: A Pilot Study on League of Legends Players" in JEGE #LeagueOfLegends #SelfRegulation #GoalSystem
https://t.co/IboiiS5ccj
journals.humankinetics.com
Although self-regulatory processes are thought to underpin team performance in esports, current research tends to rely on self-reported and retrospective data particularly when examining self-, co-,...
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| #ESPORTS #RESEARCH #FORTHCOMING | Congrats to Tobias M. Scholz @t0bs3n and Brian McCauley on acceptance of "The Future of Esports Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Pathways and Challenges in an AI-Mediated Digital Transformation of Society" in JEGE #Sustainability #AI #Digital
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Pace of play data noting an interesting outlier @StJohnsBBall
Not quite a Spiderman Point meme, but same zip code. St. John's raw tempo (unadjusted via Torvik) is at another level so far this season compared to other high majors. cc @SJUDave
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Gordon Brown @AJReid93 @andrewusher & John Babraj on acceptance of "Gaming intensity – A pilot study of intensity of a sprint interval-based cycle exergame" in JEGE #videogames #gaming #exergaming #ecycling #fitness #Training
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Markus Gennat, Jan P. Ehlers, Lea Tünte, and Eik-Henning Tappe on acceptance of "Integrating esports in traditional sports clubs – Influence on social and personal identity" in JEGE
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| #OPENACCESS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Garrick N. Forman @ShawnBeaudette David A. Gabriel @DrMikeSonne Aaron M. Kociolek & @HolmesLab on the publication of "Quantifying the Physical Demands of Tactical FPS Gameplay ... During Competitive Valorant" in JEGE https://t.co/S78lpRaHXe
journals.humankinetics.com
Competitive gamers play for prolonged hours everyday, resulting in a high prevalence of gaming-related pain and discomfort. However, due to the lack of gaming-specific research, health professionals...
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Xiaobo Ke, Lucas Göbeler and Christian Wagner on the publication of "Differences in Health Belief Between Gamers and Non-Gamers: Implications for Amateur Esports Development" #videogames #gamers #healthbeliefs
https://t.co/08d1w15xYv
journals.humankinetics.com
This study explores the health beliefs of mass gamers and nongamers, addressing a critical gap in current research. As amateur esports gains popularity, concerns about the health risks associated...
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congratulations to Orçun KEÇECİ from @korkutatauni on acceptance of "A model on leadership, talent development environment, and task performance in esports teams" in JEGE #leadership #talentdevelopment #taskperformance #leadershiptraining
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| #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to @Jolankeg @omairess Lucas Van Ruysevelt @DrMikeTrotter @MatthewJWatson @IsmaPedraza @_IBonilla_ Paul Davis, Jóhann Ragnarsson and Martijn Van Heel on the publication of "The mental health status of esports athletes" https://t.co/d7GEga4NUG
journals.humankinetics.com
The rapid rise of esports has prompted growing concern for the mental health of esports athletes. Gaining a better understanding of the mental health status of esports athletes is crucial to recogn...
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to @drkevhull on the publication of "Reddit Reaction to Negro Leagues Inclusion in Major League Baseball The Show Video Game" in JEGE #MLBTheShow #videogames #reddit #negroleaguebaseball
https://t.co/tSDQWGkl1K
journals.humankinetics.com
Before the release of the video game MLB The Show 23, the game’s designers announced that, for the first time ever, Negro Leagues players would be available as usable characters. Many took to the...
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| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Burton from @BrockUniversity on acceptance of "Extension or Diversification? A Network Analysis of Sponsor Integration for the 2023 EA Sports FIFA Global Series" in JEGE. #electronicarts #easports #eafc #FIFA
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| #ESPORTS #NEW #RESEARCH | Congrats to George Horne, @benjamintsharpe and @l_swettenham on the publication of "More Than Performance Coaching: A Case Study of Spacetime Psychology" in JEGE #esportscoaching #esportsperformance #esportspsychology
https://t.co/gtOTgH8vl5
journals.humankinetics.com
Esports games promote performance cultures with visible ranking systems, encouraging social prestige through success and achievement. We believe this performance culture has artificially narrowed the...
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Samuel Jaffe, Nigel Jackson & @RhodesPsych on the publication of "Exploring Positive Psychology and Goal Setting in Esports Coaching: A Thematic Analysis of Professional Fortnite Coaches" #psychology #esportscoaching
https://t.co/hiIFis6ncm
journals.humankinetics.com
This study investigates how professional Fortnite coaches integrate positive psychology, specifically Seligman’s PERMA (positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment) model...
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| #NEW #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to Sara Berzenski, Jeffrey Shulze, @MatthewRLeitao, and Omar Ruvalcaba on the publication of "Motivations for Gaming Scale: A Comparison of Competitive and Noncompetitive Gamers" in JEGE #videogames #motivation
https://t.co/jU3NtRF62g
journals.humankinetics.com
The proliferation of video gaming as both a pastime and occupation among an increasingly large segment of the population has brought about a cultural shift in gaming and with it new challenges for...
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