Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem

Hannah R. Gerber, Ph.D., is Professor of Literacy at Sam Houston State University, Honorary Professor at the University of South Africa, and immediate Past President of the International Council for Educational Media. She has published over 70 works, including seven book titles.

• ForewordRick MarlattPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroductionHannah R. GerberPART 1: Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem in SchoolsIntroduction to Part 1: Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem in SchoolHannah R. Gerber1 Literacies at Play: Digital-Age Literacies in High School EsportsLuis Cortez2 Designing an ESportsU Living Learning Community with the Creative Media Factory through Culturally Relevant Computing ActivitiesManjuli Gupta, Jason A. Engerman, Richard F. Otto and Mark Van Auken3 League of Legends: The Case for Nested & Braided Communities of PracticeAndrew F. Cochran, Stephen T. Slota and Michael F. YoungPART 2: Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem beyond SchoolsIntroduction to Part 2: Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem beyond SchoolsHannah R. Gerber4 “We Have to Talk Together”: Addressing Communicative Challenges among Amateur Esports PlayersThorkild Hanghøj, Rebecca Boriis Höper, Tanya Isabell Rudberg and Emma Malling Steensen5 Virtual Bike Racing: Contrastive Case Studies of Embodiment on ZwiftRyan M. Rish and Erin M. Rish6 Merging Twitch Culture with EsportsColin Michaud and Anthony K. Betrus7 Understanding Gambling Esports MarketsKevin Sweeney, Doug Berg and Mark TuttleIndex