Sure. Just because the very notion of it will piss off all the random meat head jocks in the world.
Sure. Just because the very notion of it will piss off all the random meat head jocks in the world.
playing a video game is like playing a random sport in the neighborhood or local gym. If there were people interested in viewing video games played on a more competitive level, then yes, some gamers should be treated in a manner similar to the position.
BUt really there aren't many games around right now that would warrant such treatment.
I defiantly think its time to give them a title, but maybe not something that shares anything with actual sports.
Seing how good some off them plays, like inn RTS are just mind blowing. Its like there 2 people when you compare to average guy...
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/djuntas ARPG - RTS - MMO
I'd like to see you play against these guys. See how long it takes you to even kill ONE of their units. I'd give you a good month of practice before you could even dent one. Hell, I'll even grant you map hacks and other cheats, but you would still get owned.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter what you think anyway because it's already happening. Get used to it.
Of course not, don't be silly. Gamers are in no way athletes, and it's completely insane to think they are.
Anybody can be a "professional gamer" you just need lots of free time to dedicate to one game in particular. Being a professional athlete is something very very few people can do, regardless of how much free time you have.
So, if someone payed your rent and allowed you to play Starcraft2 for a year, 14ish hours a day, do you think you will be as good as some of them that have been playing and training for as long as they have? Do you think you can even dedicate that much time into playing the game? I dare you, at your next day off, to play the multiplayer game for at least four hours. See how fast you quit.
Except you're not allowed to use any macro's, at least in Starcraft 2.
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But that's the thing ... even gamers go to gym. If you look at some of the training techniques in Korea, players there go to gym, have to follow diets, do hand exercises ... it's not as apparent in EU or US but even there pro gamers go to gym. You won't last if you just sit all day long playing games.
My part in this story has been decided. And I will play it well.
the issue is labeling gamers as athletes I suppose
not every competitive activity has athletes
The less obvious consequences of pro gamers being treated as athletes is that thanks to it you can take advantage of all the legislative mechanisms created for athletes. Getting work visas when you have to move across continents to join a new team, getting credit cards ... stuff like that.
My part in this story has been decided. And I will play it well.
It's a pretty pointless question, since it hinges on whether one defines an athlete by its competitiveness or by how much physical activity is involved, and everybody and their mother has a different opinion about that shit.
But yes. They should. Pro gamers are paid, they travel around the world for competitions, they sign contracts, they do endorsement deals, and have to train their skills in their chosen game for extremely lengthy amounts of time to get as good as they do. Barring some silly 'requirement' for there to be intense physical activity involved, they already meet all the standards for pro athletes.
A person who is involved in Athletics (sport), which involves track and field events, long distance, cross-country and road running, and race walking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete
Full Definition of ATHLETE
: a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athlete
I thought calling it a sport was already pushing it, but athlete? Really?
In the same way obese people should be labeled crippled.