The Sport of Gaming

[Pikachu256]

Do you think Gaming is a sport? Why do you think that?

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/31/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm

lol this cracked me up but that would be weird if they really put it in there

Wish I could be a Pro Gamer in Halo 3 or Counter Strike Source

 

[wario2ooo]

yeah....gaming is a sport...cause it involves mental training....and....uh....i think thats it....:lol:

 

[Syntax]

I would never consider gaming as a sport due to the fact that most of the time all your doing is flicking your fingers to move a character, which to be honest doesn't take much skill. In my opinion sports should actually take physical skill etc. However, in a sense I'm not surprised that people call it a sport. This is solely due to the fact that some people will even consider poker a sport....

 

[Pikachu256]

Definition of Sport: An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

Gaming requires skill and is competitive =/ so I think that they should make gaming a sport

 

[Syntax]

Sure gaming may be competitive and or take skill in some cases however to consider it a sport is going to far. I for one hope that gamin is never considered a sport. Seeing as it takes no physical effort whatsoever other than a flick of your thumb. Sorry that's just my opinion.

 

[zapasant]

no, gaming is a hobby not a sport..........it can be conpetative and all but i will never considere it a sport until they put it in the olympics

 

[Frogger]

It's not a sport at all.

...I wish it was.

 

[blueovalboy7]

Haha, well the closest you get to gaming being a sport is with Wii Sports, but besides that I agree with Zapasant, it is a hobby.

 

[TortillaChip520]

but there is a world series of video games :ihih:

 

[konomaroh]

Some games do require intense thinking like in Korea they have huge gaming events on Starcraft and the pros can issue like 100 commands a minute.

(I might have some facts wrong because i remember it off of a tv show)

 

[Byuakuya]

I really don't consider gaming as a sport. It can classified as a hobby than as a sport on its own. But then again, that is just my opinion, so it may differ from what other members feel about it.

 

[Frogger]

Some games do require intense thinking like in Korea they have huge gaming events on Starcraft and the pros can issue like 100 commands a minute.

(I might have some facts wrong because i remember it off of a tv show)

Wasn't that the game where someone spent so many consecutive hours on that game they died of sleep deprivation?

 

[jwm2]

Imo its like golf, billiards, darts, or bowling. They are all skills, there is nothing physical about them.