E-sports and sports cyberculture: perspectives of social actors in this universe

Doiara  Silva dos Santos; Romulo  Vieira Salustiano; Fernanda  Santos de Abreu; Clarisse Silva Caetano; Jairo Antônio da Paixão

doi:10.4025/jphyseduc.v33i1.3354

Authors

Doiara Silva dos Santos Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brazil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4718-7226
Romulo Vieira Salustiano Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brazil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-155X
Fernanda Santos de Abreu Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-4283
Clarisse Silva Caetano Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brazil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-0282
Jairo Antônio da Paixão Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brazil Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-9081

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v33i1.3354

Keywords:

E-sport, Cyberculture, Cyberathletes

Abstract

This study is an analysis of e-sports, understanding them as a particular way of sports culture expression in line with the contemporary social paradigm that implies cyberculture. The main objective of this study is to analyze the sports cyberculture meanings for social actors involved in the e-sports universe. Thus, through a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 2 cyberathletes and 1 streamer. Results show that sport cyberculture is appropriated by those social actors with expectations towards building a career, and on the growth of the modality and the public amid perceptions and experiences of prejudice. It is concluded that sports cyberculture produces and reflects practices, attitudes and values â€‹â€‹similar to the conventional way of experiencing sport, reproducing stereotypes and prejudices, dreams of social ascension and professionalization perspectives.