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Download or read book Esports and the Digital Frontier written by Steven Santos Montes and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESports are a growing, multi-million dollar industry, set to become one of the largest entertainment mediums moving forward. The field is predominately comprised of individuals under the age of forty. Because of the online nature of most ESports, they are incredibly important to look at in terms of space creation. Participants in these ESports exist both digitally and physically, with most of the interactions taking place online and then brought into the physical world during sanctioned events. In order to get a preliminary grasp of the social effects this has on those participating, this thesis surveys and interviews various ESports players from a wide range of games and experience level in order to find commonality between their experiences. What was found was a method of community building and a method of self expression experienced by those participating in the study. These players were young adults, mostly male, living in the state of Connecticut who actively participated in a variety of different ESports. While the study was limited in scope, it was created with the idea that it can provide some foundational framework for future studies involving ESports and their socializing and space creating effects. It was found that among these participants, ESports provided a social space that they otherwise did not have and fostered a greater sense of global community.