A4 Refereed article in a conference publication

The Problematic Coexistence of "Internet Gaming Disorder" and Esports




AuthorsRune Kristian Lundedal Nielsen, Veli-Matti Karhulahti

Conference nameConference of Digital Games Research Association

PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery

Publication year2017

Book title Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games: Fdg '17, 2017

Journal name in sourceACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Number of pages4

ISBN978-1-4503-5319-9

ISSN2342-9666

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1145/3102071.3106359(external)


Abstract

Whether or not gaming causes addiction continues to be debated in the scholarly literature. The American Psychiatric Association has proposed "Internet gaming disorder," a non-substance addictive disorder, in order to encourage further research on the subject. We suggest that competitive gaming, better known as esports, might provide a unique platform on which to discuss the validity of the proposed disorder.



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