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[Busomjack]

There are several professional gaming "athletic" leagues such as CPL(Cyberathlete professional league) and a few others that take gaming and turn it into a competitive sport.
Do you feel that competitive gaming should be considered a sport?

I say no.  While I have nothing against competitive gaming being a hosted event for the sake of entertainment I think that if we expand the definition of a athlete to include people who are engaging in what is essentially a sedentary activity then we loosen the defition to include pretty much any competitive activity as a sport.  I mean, do you think poker should be considered a sport too?
I think that sets a bad precedent for our technology addicted culture, are we going to have gaming athletic events during PE classes in school next?  A sport is defined as a physical activity which tests human endurance and skill.  Gaming only fullfills the latter criteria, gaming does not test human endurance as body movement is limited to your hands.

So in conclusion I think that competitive gaming is fine but don't cheapen athletics by calling it a sport.  It offends real athletes such as myself.

Modifié par Busomjack, 27 avril 2010 - 01:16 .

[Stanley Woo]

This really appears to be no more than a semantics argument. Those in charge of determining what a "sport" is for funding, broadcast, or regulatory purposes already have their definitions and they are working just fine. Thanks.



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