# Esports: Scientific significance, and the debate on its status as sport

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/esports-scientific-significance-and-the-debate-on-its-status-as-sport/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Bettina Wollesen,Chuck Tholl,Ansgar Thiel |
| Citations | 4 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12662-025-01054-9 |
| Fields | Computer Science,Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12662-025-01054-9.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4412475002 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2025 |

## Paper authors

- [Chuck Tholl](https://scholariq.org/researchers/chuck-tholl/)

## Paper journal

- [German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research](https://scholariq.org/journals/german-journal-of-exercise-and-sport-research/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Digital Games and Media](https://scholariq.org/topics/digital-games-and-media/)

## Paper topics

- [Digital Games and Media](https://scholariq.org/topics/digital-games-and-media/)
- [Educational Games and Gamification](https://scholariq.org/topics/educational-games-and-gamification/)
- [Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/virtual-reality-applications-and-impacts/)

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