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🎙️ Season 6, Episode 8 – Christian "TrAiDoS" Staedtter

This week on Mindclickers, I’m joined by Christian Staedtter - lecturer, and high-performance researcher with experience across 70+ LAN events since 2011, Christian brings a rare mix of academic insight and practical understanding of elite gaming environments.

We unpack psychological and environmental factors that influence performance, including team culture, sound, risk-taking, huddles, leadership, and even how things like air quality might affect gameplay.

🧠 Timestamps

• 00:00 – Intro

• 01:10 – Christian’s journey

• 04:50 – PhD insight and driving motivator

• 07:10 – Individualisation in esports

• 07:50 – Team culture, environment, and managing expectations

• 11:30 – Social media impact on players

• 14:00 – Streamers and pros during COVID

• 15:10 – Playing in personal environments

• 17:10 – Crowd pressure and Christian’s LAN insights

• 20:00 – Old-school LANs and playing in booths

• 22:00 – Playing with sound vs no sound

• 25:00 – Sound desensitisation

• 26:00 – Impact of music on performance

• 28:40 – Placebos in esports

• 31:20 – Team huddles

• 33:10 – Real-life huddle example

• 36:00 – Ego in esports

• 41:30 – Using personality tests in recruitment

• 44:00 – Leadership in teams

• 46:00 – Cultural and gender differences in risk-taking

• 51:00 – Expanding on risk-taking

• 54:00 – Using data in esports

• 56:00 – VOD review accessibility

• 58:30 – Christian’s current research

• 1:06:00 – Upcoming research projects

• 1:10:00 – Analytical thinking styles

• 1:15:00 – Visualisation and mental rehearsal

• 1:18:00 – Communication strategies

• 1:20:00 – Environmental factors like air pollution

• 1:25:00 – Encouraging contribution to esports research

• 1:25:00 – Final thoughts and socials

📲 Connect with Christian

Website: https://www.christian-staedter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianstaedter

X (Twitter): https://x.com/TrAiDoS

Research: https://www.emerald.com/tpm/article/doi/10.1108/TPM-09-2024-0109/1256464/Taking-aim-at-research-on-esports-teams-a

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