So, it’s not a stretch at all to say video games are competitive. A team or individual competes against another team or individual in hopes of achieving victory.Ĭompetition is all around us…I mean, even Monopoly is competitive (to the point of turning friends into enemies and family members against each other!). The basic tenet of any sport is competition. I’d consider this one of the easiest points to prove. When you pit video games against those terms, take a look at how they match up. Let’s start by throwing the idea against some of those definitive words conjured up when thinking about the meaning of “sport"-competition, entertainment, athletic ability. Rooted in competition, involving athletic ability, requiring practice and physical activity, taking place in stadiums, and cheered on by diehard fanatics, video games and the playing of them checks all of the required boxes. Yes, video games should be considered a sport.
Today, I’m a changed person, and the absolute skyrocketing surge of popularity in video games and eSports has helped drive such a shift in mindset.) Should video games be considered a sport? If you would have asked me back then if video games were sports, I would have laughed heartily. I’m a huge baseball fan, playing it and basketball for most of my life through high school. So, then, what about playing video games? Should holding a controller in your hand and hitting buttons on that controller to direct the movement of virtual characters on your TV, computer monitor, or mobile device be considered sport? I mean, all of these things are covered by ESPN, right? It’s only the biggest sports television and entertainment company in the world. Others might even debate things like poker and hot dog eating. Some of you might say NASCAR and other forms of racing. Going a step further, you probably think of baseball, basketball, football, and the like. Fans and entertainment stadiums, fields, and arenas.Quick, what are the first few things that come to mind when you hear the word “sport?”
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