Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/B03-WxqRrVA   Competitive esport players face the same intense psychological pressure as professional athletes in other sports. Psychologists at Britain’s University of Chichester studied a group of elite gamers and uncovered some 51 stress factors that impact them.   The two most onerous are strategic communications with teammates and performances before a live audience.  In order to suppress fears about miscommunications, gamers either become aggressive with one another or avoid interchanges.  The eplayers mention no specific strategies for managing stage fright.   The investigators conclude that electronic gamers require not only psychological support when they falter due to the stress, but also the necessary mental and physical bulking up even before the play begins.   Matthew J. Smith, Phil D.J. Birch, Dave Bright. Identifying Stressors and Coping Strategies of Elite Esports Competitors. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 2019; 11 (2): 22 DOI: 10