The fact that you can talk about the football game afterwards with half of your friends and co-workers for one.
Football taps into the tribal aspect of humanity in a way that nothing short of clans in gaming can.
Video games, much like golf, can only be enjoyed by actually playing the game. Watching someone else play a game is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
It's fun every once in a while. As for people who refuse to call it a sport, the internationally accepted definition of a sport is
SportAccord uses the following criteria, determining that a sport should:[1]
They also recognise that sport can be primarily physical (such as rugby or athletics), primarily mind (such as chess or go), predominantly motorised (such as Formula 1 or powerboating), primarily co-ordination (such as billiard sports), or primarily animal-supported (such as equestrian sport).[1]
- have an element of competition
- be in no way harmful to any living creature
- not rely on equipment provided by a single supplier (excluding proprietary games such as arena football)
- not rely on any "luck" element specifically designed into the sport
It's fun every once in a while. As for people who refuse to call it a sport, the internationally accepted definition of a sport is
SportAccord uses the following criteria, determining that a sport should:[1]
They also recognise that sport can be primarily physical (such as rugby or athletics), primarily mind (such as chess or go), predominantly motorised (such as Formula 1 or powerboating), primarily co-ordination (such as billiard sports), or primarily animal-supported (such as equestrian sport).[1]
- have an element of competition
- be in no way harmful to any living creature
- not rely on equipment provided by a single supplier (excluding proprietary games such as arena football)
- not rely on any "luck" element specifically designed into the sport
I guess I disagree with the internationally accepted definition of a sport. I don't view playing chess as one, and I don't really view car racing as one. And certainly not video games.
Good thing your personal opinion effects literally no one.
I would like to know the BMI of anyone who considers video gaming a sport.
What if it was video game of chess? That counts as a sport because of double negative. Two non-sports equals one true sport.
Put down the mouse and do something with physical activity. You will never regret doing that.
I would like to know the BMI of anyone who considers video gaming a sport.
What if it was video game of chess? That counts as a sport because of double negative. Two non-sports equals one true sport.
Put down the mouse and do something with physical activity. You will never regret doing that.
College League team.
Weighed 240, was benching 290, squatting 470, deadlifting 530.
Why do you ask?
I would like to know the BMI of anyone who considers video gaming a sport.
Put down the mouse and do something with physical activity. You will never regret doing that.
Top earners are making $400K/year off of tournaments alone. That doesn't count TwitchTV and sponsorship.
Joke about it all you want, but those numbers aren't a laughing matter. I wouldn't be surprised if Fatal1ty was close to $1MM last year as it's reported he took in $454K in tournaments.
What tournaments did Fatal1ty play?
What an ignorant statement.
Mostly CPL stuff.I was just about to ask the same thing. I would have thought he was too old to win these days.
KT
Video games, much like golf, can only be enjoyed by actually playing the game. Watching someone else play a game is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Why? Generalizations are GENERALLY true.