Christian Staedter

Hey there! 🙂 I'm Christian, a gaming and esports researcher, esports freelancer, university lecturer, and newsletter writer. I've been working in esports for 13 years, and doing research for 5 years.

Aug

How Types of Culture and Conflict Impact Gaming Performance

From you casually joining a group in your favorite game to esports teams: conflicts and cultural differences may hurt performance.

Aug 24, 2025

3 min read

Aug

Breaking the Meta: Non-Standard LoL Comps That Win You More Games

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 17, 2025 Over the years, players have developed meta strategies that are now widely adopted—representing the '

Aug 17, 2025

3 min read

Aug

The Biochemical Cost of Gaming: Creatine Depletion

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 10, 2025 Studies have shown that playing video games influences your body's biochemical state. Creatine—critical

Aug 10, 2025

2 min read

Aug

Gaming After Dark: Poor Sleep and Insomnia

CHRISTIAN | AUGUST 03, 2025 Before we jump into this week's episode, I did an interview on the Mindclickers

Aug 3, 2025

3 min read

Jul

Gains and Games: The Link Between Fitness and Esports Performance

Physical exercise is generally known to have many benefits and improve performance across many activities. But does working out improve

Jul 27, 2025

3 min read

Jul

Ukraine-Russian Conflict: The Impact On Esports Performance

CHRISTIAN | JULY 20, 2025 The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine has been going on for over three years now,

Jul 20, 2025

3 min read

Jul

Ping To Win? Pings And Their Impact On Performance

CHRISTIAN | JULY 13, 2025 Pings—an essential tool of non-verbal communication in MOBA games. But, are they actually helpful or

Jul 13, 2025

4 min read

Jul

Men Take Risks, Women Win Games? A Study of Team Behavior

CHRISTIAN | JULY 06, 2025 Men are more risky, while women are better at bonding with others—stereotypes, but is there

Jul 6, 2025

4 min read

Jun

Culture Clash in Video Games: How Playstyles Differ

Cultural differences can manifest themselves in the behavior of individuals. This fact likely stretches into the virtual world—video games.

Jun 29, 2025

2 min read

Jun

Game Sound vs. Music: Do They Impact Gaming Performance?

CHRISTIAN | JUNE 22, 2025 Before we jump into today's episode, let me quickly highlight that, together with Dr.

Jun 22, 2025

3 min read