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Pressure into Power: Stress & Coping in Esports

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TrAiDoS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Germany175 Posts
November 01 2024 10:51 GMT
#1
Hey there,

Gaming Science episode #73 is here. I'm really happy to have Dr. Leis (an expert in the field of stress and coping in gaming and esports) contribute to the newsletter.
Stress in esports: Is it always bad? No! Learn insights from Dr. Oliver Leis on managing pressure in competitive gaming.

[DISCLAIMER]: The article is written for my weekly newsletter, and published on my website. A new episode comes out every Sunday (directly into your inbox and on my website).

Have a great week everyone,
Christian

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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada16694 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-11-05 11:13:47
November 05 2024 11:11 GMT
#2
my favourite expert in the areas of pressure, power, and fear in the midst of intense competition is Al Davis.
Here He Is

"This is a game of intimidation and fear. I think this, in the first 5 to 10 plays the other team's Quarterback must go down. And, he must go down hard. This sets the tempo for a game"

When you applied to be part of an Al Davis team he asked you this question during an interview with him: "if you could only have 1 thing would it be 'power' or 'money' or 'love' "
You had to answer POWER. In Al Davis' view if you had POWER you could get everything else.

When starting my working life as a software craftsman I had a great many job interviews. Whatever I was wearing... underneath it was either a 100% cotton Raiders t-shirt OR a New Jersey Devils t-shirt.

I always worked for people who were intense disciplinarians demanding 100% from every employee.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
TrAiDoS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Germany175 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-11-12 09:21:18
November 12 2024 09:21 GMT
#3
On November 05 2024 20:11 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
my favourite expert in the areas of pressure, power, and fear in the midst of intense competition is Al Davis.
Here He Is

"This is a game of intimidation and fear. I think this, in the first 5 to 10 plays the other team's Quarterback must go down. And, he must go down hard. This sets the tempo for a game"

When you applied to be part of an Al Davis team he asked you this question during an interview with him: "if you could only have 1 thing would it be 'power' or 'money' or 'love' "
You had to answer POWER. In Al Davis' view if you had POWER you could get everything else.

When starting my working life as a software craftsman I had a great many job interviews. Whatever I was wearing... underneath it was either a 100% cotton Raiders t-shirt OR a New Jersey Devils t-shirt.

I always worked for people who were intense disciplinarians demanding 100% from every employee.



This, to me, seems to be more of an environmental (who are the people around you? what are the expectations?) and mindset kind of thing, rather than fear/anxiety/stress. If you got both (right mindset and people around you) can will thrive like beast, or you're extremely disciplined yourself - but than you end up with no life.
🎮 Gaming & Esports Performance Researcher | ✖️ https://x.com/TrAiDoS | 🌍 https://www.christian-staedter.com/ | 🕹️ Esports Freelancer - Admin 👨‍🏫 University Lecturer
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