Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / E-Sports (Cybersports): Pro and Contra (Cultural and Anthropological Expertise)

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2023 16 (2)
Authors
Bogdanova, Marina A.
Contact information
Bogdanova, Marina A.: Institute of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0001-6832-0324
Keywords
computer sports; e-sports (cybersports); e-sports player; e-sports community; e-sports disciplines; cultural and anthropological expertise
Abstract

The need for cultural and anthropological expertise of e-sports (cybersports) is associated with broad public discussions about its positive and negative impacts on both humans and society. A whole generation of youth has grown up not being aware of how traditional sports work and having made their choice in favor of “virtual sports”. The very first approaches to the study of e-sports show its socio-cultural, humanitarian and anthropological ambiguity. Most of those who support negative discourse regarding e-sports have never played computer games themselves due to their age and are poorly versed in how it works, those who positively assess its impact on a person, as a rule, represent the e-sports community. The positive impact of e-sports is manifested in its promotion of the development of electronic and digital technologies, the development of cognitive and psychological spheres of a person. The negative impact of e-sports is manifested in the fact that the e-sports environment often becomes a place of extremism and immorality, leads to individual and personal transformations, aggressiveness, and the widespread use of chemicals. These materials can be used in the practical work of psychologists, teachers, youth workers, as well as for reading special courses on philosophical anthropology, social philosophy and the philosophy of sports

Pages
184–192
EDN
VFVBJP
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/149823

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