Let the Body’n’Brain Games Begin: Toward Innovative Training Approaches in eSports Athletes

Frontiers in Psychology

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Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken¹  Alexandra Schättin² 

[1] Department of Design, Zurich University of the Arts;Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport

关键词: eSports;    exergaming;    effectiveness;    attractiveness;    cognition;    physical activity;    performance;    health;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00138

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The phenomenon of eSports is omnipresent today. International championships and their competitive athletes thrill millions of spectators who watch as eSports athletes and their teams try to improve and outperform each other. In order to achieve the necessary cognitive and physical top form and to counteract general health problems caused by several hours of training in front of the PC or console, eSports athletes need optimal cognitive, physical and mental training. However, a gap exists in eSports specific health management, including prevention of health issues and training of these functions. To contribute to this topic, we present in this mini review possible avenues for holistic training approaches for cognitively, physically and mentally fitter and more powerful eSports athletes based on interdisciplinary findings. We discuss exergames as a motivating and promising complementary training approach for eSports athletes, which simultaneously combines physical and cognitive stimulation and challenges in an attractive gaming environment. Furthermore, we propose exergames as innovative full-body eSports-tournament revolution. To conclude, exergames bring new approaches to (physical) eSports, which in turn raise new topics in the growing eSports research and development community.

【 授权许可】

CC BY