http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-gove...hletes-6411377
I'm all for the progression of E-Sports, but I think it's ridiculous to call them professional athletes.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-gove...hletes-6411377
I'm all for the progression of E-Sports, but I think it's ridiculous to call them professional athletes.
Too bad it's LoL.
Last edited by Resies; 2013-07-12 at 06:13 PM.
If they do basically the same thing (join teams, travel, and train for competition) why not classify them the same? Less legislation, less hassle.
Are people who paint digitally any less "artists" than those who use oil and canvas?
I just recently this year found out about OL (or something like it) for construction workers, basicly people competing who can make a brick wall the fastest, or what do I know...
If E-sports needs to this "label" onto it, then whatever...Abit odd, but okay.
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Someone used a word I wouldn't to describe e-sport contenders, better make a thread about it
You are totally missing the point. So is the OP.
As legally designated professional athletes, an e-sports pro can now get a visa to enter the country for participating in a tournament or what have you. That is HUGE. It's a massive step forwards, and is the sort of thing that'll help finally begin to dispel a lot of the tired, stupid misconceptions about what it means to play games, because in a day and age where more people play video games than even go to the movie theater, those who play games still get maligned by the media in every respect.
I understand your issue with the word athlete, since it makes you think of intensive physical activities. However my question would be, does the government recognize chess players and checkers players as athletes? if yes, then this is not so surprising. Chess and checker players also get the visa to travel for tournaments and the likes. If not, then it is weird that they consider only LoL players as athletes.
I'm just a realist, I really don't care if they are called athletes, and I'm sure most of the gaming community is happy for the recognition, but I believe the rest of the country (non-gamers) is going to have a hissy fit over the definitions of "athlete" and "sport".
This is just ridiculous. Gaming, as a sport, is an intellectual sport. A fat neckbeard that plays LoL all day (pure fiction, any resemblance between anyone and the example is purely coincidence) is NOT an athlete.
You can have 10 layers of fat covering your body and still have lighting reflexes. Hand-eye coordination is not a physical skill.
Last edited by mmoc1624a4632d; 2013-07-12 at 07:20 PM.
Chess is a proffesional sport, why not video games ?!
What, because something has been designed for entertainment, then it can't be a sport ?! ALL sports were designed for entertainment. Or is it because a video game doesn't require physical training ?! Chess doesn't require physical training and I'm pretty sure Golf doesn't either, nor does Darts, and those players are athletes indeed. Unless ofcourse you think training your hand-eye coordination is actual physical training.
Last edited by mmoc7f02ba85a4; 2013-07-12 at 07:30 PM.