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E-Sports in the Olympics? Poll.
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What do you think? This article touches on the topic : http://www.examiner.com/article/video-gaming-the-olympics
I say, why not? Esports is both entertaining, and becoming refined in terms of standard scoring.
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since when video game is a sport?
and E sport is a joke , just a bunch of pro gamers playing each other and people go wild watching them ? why? watching someone owning in Starcraft 2 is entertaining? for SC players maybe , i dont see people watching this in Olympics Games
and dont talk about DDR and such please , yes its physical but there is no way you can call that a sport
People who do esports arnt atheletes, so why would they be in teh olympics? the summer olympics are already a huge joke anyway, just look at the kind of crap thats already in it.
Whats next, playing MBA 2013 as an olympic sport? how about NHL 2013? why not if other videogames suddenly qualify, this is just the stupidest thing ive ever heard, the fact that peope, will sit and watch other people using entertainment is just sad, whats next, profesional movie watcher watching?
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not all sports are physical activities.
chess for instance is considered a sport by the International Olympic Committee, who's opinion on the subject I personally hold higher than any poster on this forum.
and on that note, i don't see e-sports ever being added to the olympics for similar reasons as I don't see Chess.
I think this wikipedia entry touches on this subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Olympiad
edit: i would like to add i do not hold the position that Chess and video games are equivalent. i am simply pointing out not all sports are based around acts of physical prowess.
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No way, games like chess are also no olympic sport.
But yes, e sports could make their own olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sports
"Those sports marked with an asterisk are not eligible to be included at the Olympic Games because the Olympic Charter specifically bans sports with an element of motorization from eligibility."
Even if it didn't, I'd say no. E-sports don't fit in.
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As mentioned i am against the idea mostly because there are enough silly sports in there allready... Like beach volleyball. But the "it is not interesting" is not really an argument as there are a huge amount of sports witha fairly small following that most people consider dull... And to be honest i my self find soccer about as fun as watching paint dry... 22 people chasing a ball like a two packs of kittens on catnip.
But to put things in to perspective they said the same thing about snowboard as a event in the winter olypics... So give it a few more years and i am sure it will happen.
Also according to the wiki defenition DDR could very well be considerd a sport.
This have been a good conversation
voted no but have some foxnews
Tetris the next Olympic event?
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Chess and Contract Bridge have been approved by the IOC (International Olympics Committee
(seen at wiki info for Olympics)
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why beach volley is a silly sport? explain? because there is sand? i dont get it , what sport is not silly for you?
there are tons of interesting sports in Olympic Games you dont like some so dont watch , watch the one you like , you call beach volley silly because for you its silly (still dont get it why) for other people its not
if you consider E sport intersting enough to be added for Olympic games that's your opinion, for me i dont call this crap worth watching for one reason its not a sport , you have your definition of sport i have mine
guy A : do you do any sport?
pro gamer : yeah i play video game , i own at SC2 with my zergs and sometime protos ...
guy A: ok ....i mean a real sport?
pro gamer : "thinking" .... mm street fighter ?
guy A: ok nevermind "facepalm"
and if you make opinion based on wiki that's your problem , sorry if you cant make your own one
i didnt know wik is the holy bible of knowledge
but yeah who knows maybe one day we will see the first gold medal for DDR and other fps craps
You'd remove ARCHERY? Some Englishman you are >_>
Also, whilst we're talking sports that should be Olympic - RUGBY. (Not 7's)
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No different fron chess.
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i dont consider chess as a sport even its an official "sport"
That made me think of the all the different pro-league organizations in the world creating electronic rosters of computer generated players. Imagine the super-human feats!
If holographic projections could be perfected it wouldn't have to impact stadium sales and beer/hot dog revenues would be saved!
Anyway, I voted no... I don't want to see computer geeks in speedos playing shooters/RTS games.
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If holographic projections could be perfected it wouldn't have to impact stadium sales and beer/hot dog revenues would be saved!
Anyway, I voted no... I don't want to see computer geeks in speedos playing shooters/RTS games.
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