• Gaming, Live Streaming, eSports and Beyond, with T.L. Taylor

  • Oct 18 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Gaming, Live Streaming, eSports and Beyond, with T.L. Taylor

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  • In this episode, professors Colin and Henry, along with T.L. Taylor, Director of the MIT Game Lab, explore the rise of game studies as an academic field. Taylor shares her journey from studying virtual worlds in the 90s to becoming an expert in live streaming and eSports, shedding light on gaming's cultural impact and academic challenges.They delve into the interactive relationship between game designers and players, examining how games reflect socio-technical systems. The conversation also touches on eSports, its growth into a major profession, and the influence of game developers and venture capital.The episode wraps up with a discussion on the broader concept of play, including theme parks and the desire for "re-enchantment" in everyday life, highlighting the intersection of games, play, and self-expression.Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Games MentionedEverquestWorld of Warcraft I Love BeesThe BeastImportant Concepts in GamesMulti-User Dungeons (MUDs)Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs)MinmaxerT.L. Taylor publicationsWatch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live StreamingRaising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer GamingPlay Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game CultureGames Matter (Knight Foundation)Other Research MentionedPew research on gaming, 2017Nancy Baym and Jean Burgess, Twitter: A Biography (hashtags as a user-generated intervention)Alice Marwick (networked harassment)Eric von Hippel (innovation)Jane McGonigal, Why I Love Bees: A Case Study in Collective IntelligenceChris Weaver, ‘Elder Scrolls 6’: How the Series Became a Hit With Elderly GamersJean BeaudrillardBruno BettelheimOther MentionsTwitchTwitch Top Streamers 2024GamergateWorld Cyber GamesUSC EsportsUC Irvine EsportsSherry Turkle, also see Episode 89: Sherry Turkle on Empathy and the Narratives That Shape Our Lives, and her book Life on the ScreenCory Doctorow Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom ; also check out our previous Episode 45: “Radicalized” with Cory DoctorowCheck out our previous Episode 92: Disney Theme Parks with Rebecca Williams and Lauren SowaThis Is What U.S. Presidents Would Look Like With Mullets, According to AI (Newsweek) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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