GPX | 1,370 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Just a random thought and I’m not sure if it’s been properly defined... is gaming considered a sport? I mean, you use your muscles, you need quick reflexes, you can break a sweat, your brain is constantly thinking of ways to win...those are just some of the similarities. I might need to check on the dictionary to see what “sport” actually means. Until then, what do you guys think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,370 Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gloves said: Yep. Why you no vote? Voting is fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 minute ago, GPX said: Why you no vote? Voting is fun! HEH, I missed the poll at first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Sports are physical activity. It's competition. If gaming is a sport than chest is a sport. Hello then Math is a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,410 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Yeah, e-sports guys practice for intolerable hours then have to retire in their 20s because they physically aren't as good as the younger guys anymore. That's why every pro team looks like a high school D&D club. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I’m bad at sports. i’m good at some games. therefore gaming is not a sport. QED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,545 Editorials Team · Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 No. But I'd never call bowling a sport either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I chose maybe because it CAN be, but isn’t always. The folks who do it professionally, who train in a similar fashion as pro athletes, yeah, they’re playing it at a sporting event level. Most of us sitting on our couches, regardless of how good we are? Not so much. The definition of the term just mentions physical exertion, but it doesn’t specify to what degree, so I believe that people who have trained their reflexes, reaction times, etc., to the Nth degree aren’t just playing a game as part of a hobby anymore, the same way that some athletes rise to televised event levels versus just playing softball with a bunch of relatively inactive folks they work with. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Gaming is not a sport. Fly fishing is a sport. Gaming is not a hobby. Stamp collecting is a hobby. NO FEAR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,852 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Nah. Sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,804 Events Team · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 It's an anti-sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Guys please don't take this away from me it's all I have. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I thought that's why golfers had to walk in the pros, because without walking the course there isn't enough physical activity to justify it being a sport. So if you want to make gaming a sport, mandate walking on a treadmill while you're rushing B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,667 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Power Pad for Paris 2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, fox said: Power Pad for Paris 2024 I love the Power Pad. It's so bad. Say did any games actually use Side A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 985 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Some answers say physical only. So expect to see wii fit, ring fit adventure and just dance at the next Olympics. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 236 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 It's certainly competitive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 It's a game. Literally. That's the cross point. Football contests are called games. So are rounds of checkers or hands of poker. Is Candyland a sport? It's a game that happens in the physical realm. Is pinball a sport? It requires real-time reaction to play. What about gambling? What about riding horses vs betting on them? No, I don't consider video games to be a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,545 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) Sure, why not? If poker, magic the gathering, and cornhole can be sporting enough to be featured on ESPN at one time or another, why not video games? Edited December 11, 2021 by Kguillemette 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,560 Graphics Team · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 15 hours ago, fox said: Power Pad for Paris 2024 Start training now, dudes! All those "real" athletes won't see us coming! -CasualCart 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Kguillemette said: Sure, why not? If poker, magic the gathering, and cornhole can be sporting enough to be featured on ESPN at one time or another, why not video games? They're just hurting for content though. Is [whatever is on MTV now] music? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Yup, in the case of competitive e-sports like Counter-Strike and League of Legends and all that stuff, definitely. In general, no, I wouldn't consider games sports, but under certain circumstances they absolutely can be sports. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,804 Events Team · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, ZeldaFreak said: Yup, in the case of competitive e-sports like Counter-Strike and League of Legends and all that stuff, definitely. In general, no, I wouldn't consider games sports, but under certain circumstances they absolutely can be sports. Not trying to be a smartass. I genuinely want to know. What makes Counter Strike and League of Legends a sport? Is competitive Tetris a sport? How about that time I won $200 in a Tekken competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: Not trying to be a smartass. I genuinely want to know. What makes Counter Strike and League of Legends a sport? Is competitive Tetris a sport? How about that time I won $200 in a Tekken competition? https://pro.eslgaming.com/csgo/proleague/teams/ https://pro.eslgaming.com/worldranking/csgo/ https://www.esports.com/en/csgo https://lolesports.com/ Teams full of people who practice for ridiculous amounts of time and who are absurdly skilled at what they do, massive events tons and tons of people tune in to, big cash prizes for the winners, a few really well known names on each team, live commentators reacting to and breaking down everything that's going on during any given game... obviously they're not on the same scale as usual sporting events, that goes without saying, but they've got pretty much everything normal sporting events have other than the physical exertion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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