As a lot of people are probably aware, professional esports teams have people on staff besides the people who go out there and play the games. They often make use of coaches, sports therapists, nutritionists, and other specialists to help give their teams an edge. But what about physicians? Full-on medical doctors who are there to help players recover from (or prevent) injuries, make sure they stay healthy and focus on physical and mental well-being in the pursuit of victory? It’s not as common a role as some others, but it may become more popular in the future thanks to the success that this episode’s guest expert is having.
Are you one of my suave and sophisticated Patreon supporters? If so, you get an ad-free version of this and all other podcasts, plus a complete transcript of this conversation.
- Listen or subscribe on Spotify
- Listen or subscribe on Stitcher
- Or just search for “Psychology of Games” in whatever you use to listen to podcasts
- All previous podcast episodes
Links
Audio Credits
- “Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Groove Groove by Kevin Macleod
