Matt Knutson, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, where he directs the academic program in esports. Knutson has been published in the journal Game Studies, as well as in two recent collections of essays, Real Life in Real Time: Live Streaming Culture (MIT Press) and Beyond the Deck: Critical Essays on “Magic: The Gathering” and Its Influence (McFarland). His work focuses on competitive gaming, media temporality, and gender and sexuality in digital spaces.