About this episode

Sidney Irwin discusses her research on trash talk and fatigue in esports.

Sidney Irwin is an early career researcher and lecturer at the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University. She received her doctorate from the same university. Her focus is on the normative rules of trash talk in esports and is expanding her expertise towards esport psychology, human factors and user experiences. Currently, Sidney is focused on investigating the impact of jet lag on professional player performance. She has a qualitative research back...

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Guest: Sidney Irwin

Topics covered

• esports
• trash talk
• fatigue
• jet lag
• performance
• psychology

Keywords

• esports
• trash talk
• fatigue
• jet lag
• performance
• psychology
• human factors
• user experiences

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Organizations: Central Queensland University

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