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The Ethical and Political Contours of Institutional Promotion in Esports : From Precariat Models to Sustainable Practices

Abstract
This study evaluated five early cases in which esport developer Riot Games made rulings regarding activities and infractions by members of various institutions related to its product, League of Legends. The findings of this study support future theoretical exploration of other esports in seeking a fuller understanding of issues related to consent, power differentials, and roles and behaviors expected of the institutional activities of players and teams in competition. Increased investigation of these—and other—issues from an ethical standpoint could lead to a framework that not only would facilitate future study but also bring opportunities for improvements in practices in concert with necessary policy changes.
Main Authors
Chee, Florence M. Karhulahti, Veli-Matti
Format
Articles Research article
Published
2020
Series
Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments
Subjects
esports
institutional promotion
labor
league
oikeudet
elektroninen urheilu
etiikka
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https://converis.jyu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/41869808
Publisher
Jyväskylän Yliopisto
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202009035731Use this for linking
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202008245642
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1795-6889
Language
English
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Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments
Citation
  • Chee, F. M., & Karhulahti, V.-M. (2020). The Ethical and Political Contours of Institutional Promotion in Esports : From Precariat Models to Sustainable Practices. Human Technology, 16(2), 200-226. https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202008245642
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Research Council of Finland
Funding program(s)
Centre of Excellence, AoF
Huippuyksikkörahoitus, SA
Research Council of Finland
Additional information about funding
The authors acknowledge the contributions of research dialogue, funding, and support that were instrumental to this scholarly process. We are grateful for the feedback from commentators at key conferences where we presented this work in progress, namely, the Canadian Game Studies Association (Calgary 2016), the Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities Conference (Hong Kong 2017), and the Association of Internet Researchers Conference (Tartu 2017). Funding from two Academy of Finland projects (No. 312397 and No. 309382) also supported this study.
Copyright©2020 Florence M. Chee & Veli-Matti Karhulahti, and the Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä

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description This study evaluated five early cases in which esport developer Riot Games made rulings regarding activities and infractions by members of various institutions related to its product, League of Legends. The findings of this study support future theoretical exploration of other esports in seeking a fuller understanding of issues related to consent, power differentials, and roles and behaviors expected of the institutional activities of players and teams in competition. Increased investigation of these—and other—issues from an ethical standpoint could lead to a framework that not only would facilitate future study but also bring opportunities for improvements in practices in concert with necessary policy changes.
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