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Virtual(ly) Athletes: Where eSports Fit Within the Definition of “Sport”

Electronic sports, cybersports, gaming, competitive computer gaming, and virtual sports are all synonyms for the term eSports. Regardless of the term used, eSports is now becoming more accepted as a sport and gamers are being identified as athletes within society today. eSports has even infiltrated higher education in the form of an intercollegiate athletic sport, as two university athletic departments have made eSports an...

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Material Type:: Case Study
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 18, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 18, 2020
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Dr. Effua Ampadu-Moss

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website
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Language:: English
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