Lindsey Migliore in conversation with Sarah Hughes

Over 3 billion people consider themselves video gamers. Competitive gaming, known as esports (and not eSports, e-sports and CERTAINLY NOT e-Sports) is a vibrant industry with viewership number and revenue rivaling that of most traditional sports. Although seemingly a recent development, this ecosystem has been evolving since the arcade leaderboards of the 1980s. As with any instance of rapid expansion, growing pains are frequent and often overwhelming. This talk will examine the current state of the esports industry, discussing and dissecting both the light and the dark side of this captivating space.

Dr. Lindsey Migliore is an esports medicine physician, Senior Director of Gaming & Performance at Evil Geniuses, Founder of GamerDoc, Executive Director of Queer Women of Esports, Faculty Associate for the NYIT Center for Sports Medicine, co-editor of the Handbook of Esports Medicine & SecretLab Ergonomic Advisor.

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We would like to thank the following Student Group Co-Sponsors:
Michigan Computer Graphics
PokemonGo UMich
UM Esports

We would like to thank the following Department Co-Sponsors:
Center for Japanese Studies
Department of Recreational Sports
Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Nam Center for Korean Studies
School of Information DEI Office