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I\'m not a gamer... well, at least not at this stage of my life. But that aside, I really enjoyed this conversation with FIT doctoral student,\\xa0James Riswick-Estelle.

We talked about his he got into ABA in the first place, a brief history of eSports, the current status of eSports, and then, how he uses behavior analytic principles to enhance the performance of athletes.

To be honest, I was blown away with how vast and popular eSports is right now. So popular that Florida Tech now has\\xa0their own department\\xa0dedicated to it! And James and I discussed how he "pitched" the use of ABA to the eSports director, and shared his thoughts on how to do this successfully.

We went on to discuss some of the specific interventions that he and his colleagues have used to optimize player performance. I think you\'ll find it quite interesting. Even if you\'re not a gamer, I believe there will be many parallels that you\'ll likely readily identify.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• James on\\xa0LinkedIn.
• Department of Behavior Analysis\\xa0at FIT.
• FIT\\xa0eSports Department.
• FIT eSports\\xa0on Twitch.
• FIT eSports\\xa0on Instagram.
• FIT eSports\\xa0on Twitter.
• FIT eSports\\xa0Discord.
• The practice of\\xa0gifting books.
• The movie\\xa0Moneyball.
• A\\xa0background\\xa0on eSports.
• "Don\'t Wag the Dog: Expanding the Reach of Behavior Analysis," Normand & Kohn.
• A primer on\\xa0Implementation Science.

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