Two Overwatch Player Profiles

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dc.contributor.authorVahlo Jukka
dc.contributor.authorKarhulahti Veli-Matti
dc.contributor.organizationfi=Centre for Collaborative Research (CCR)|en=Centre for Collaborative Research (CCR)|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.87107995810
dc.converis.publication-id178343269
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/178343269
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-27T23:02:53Z
dc.date.available2025-08-27T23:02:53Z
dc.description.abstract<p>We pursue Overwatch player profiles via a statistical cluster analysis of survey data from the UK (<em>N</em> = 1089) and the USA (<em>N</em> = 417). The profiles are based on the players’ activity, challenge, and experiential preferences as well as motivations. Our analytical process produces six esports player clusters, two of which with Overwatch. The first (<strong>OW1</strong>) plays mainly Overwatch and Fortnite on a console, and they enjoy diverse types of non-competitive play elements more than other esports players. The second cluster (<strong>OW2</strong>) plays mainly Overwatch and League of Legends on a PC, and despite appearing more “competitive”, they did not report more competitive preferences. We suggest that the alleged “casual” and “competitive” types might not be the best way to identify esports and Overwatch players.<br></p>
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dc.format.pagerange30
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3-030-82767-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-82766-3
dc.identifier.olddbid203282
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/186309
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/30847
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82767-0
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2023020325642
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorVahlo, Jukka
dc.okm.discipline113 Computer and information sciencesen_GB
dc.okm.discipline518 Media and communicationsen_GB
dc.okm.discipline113 Tietojenkäsittely ja informaatiotieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.discipline518 Media- ja viestintätieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationinternational co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA3 Book
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan
dc.publisher.countrySwitzerlanden_GB
dc.publisher.countrySveitsifi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeCH
dc.publisher.isbn978-3-319; 978-0-230; 978-0-333; 978-1-137; 978-1-349; 978-1-4472; 978-1-78632; 978-0-312; 978-1-4039; 978-1-137; 978-981-13; 978-981-10; 978-3-030; 978-981-15; 978-981-16; 978-3-031
dc.publisher.placeCham
dc.relation.doi10.1007/978-3-030-82767-0_2
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/186309
dc.titleTwo Overwatch Player Profiles
dc.title.bookModes of Esports Engagement in Overwatch
dc.year.issued2022

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