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Should Competitive Video Gaming Be in the Olympics?
Now that competitive gaming is getting so darn competitive, there's growing sentiment amongst pro-gamers that virtual games should be added to the Olympic games.At a recent photo shoot, Wired.com asked the four athletes set to appear on the cover of Sega's video game based on the 2010 Olympics whether they thought this was a good idea. Unsurprisingly, the response was much more positive from the athletes who actually play video games. Still, none of the athletes seemed fully behind the idea, the consensus being that games don't involve the actual physical demands that make their sports so intensive and Olympics-worthy.
"(Gaming is) definitely a sport," Canadian snowboarder Matthew Morison told Wired. "But an Olympic sport? I'm a little iffy on that one. (Olympic) athletes can use brute force to make their way through to do their event, while in gaming you have to use hand-eye coordinate and strategy but it's less physical."
Likewise, Canadian speed skater Kristina Groves thinks that there's nothing quite like the real thing. "You can't just imitate the sport; the whole idea of sport is doing it."
Of course, one question is immediately raised: if this were to actually happen, would video game competitions be included in the summer or winter games? [From: Wired.com]
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Subscribe to commentsJordanJul 26th 2009 1:24PM
No
aj121489Jul 26th 2009 3:54PM
Let me emphasize (and add to) what Jordan said. NO. There are already "sports" in the Olympics that shouldn't be there. If video games were even considered for the Olympics then I would probably lose all faith in mankind
z0phi3lJul 26th 2009 7:04PM
What you haven't already lost all hope for Humanity?
aj121489Jul 26th 2009 7:23PM
A select few people have helped me not lose hope yet lol I'm close though
DukeJul 26th 2009 9:02PM
No, not the Olympics, but the X Games for the Gen Xers and now the Gen Y's that are so tech savy, they make their parents look like total idiots, would be dope and fly for the younger set. The competitive gaming industry should be like the poker championships are . Who would have thought competitive poker would be all over the networks and computers. There could be new celebrities crowned in competitive gaming and then have a worlds final for the top gamer on the planet.
JennyJul 26th 2009 10:22PM
Greetings! I agree of what Jordan said, a big No for me...
Jenny@FreeGames
IanJul 26th 2009 10:25PM
agreed this should not be in the olympics, all olympic sports require physical stamina (to some point) and non except maybe curling can be done sitting down. Agreed though that they are a sport so its own channel or something might be awesome just not olympic awesome
JoeJul 27th 2009 1:12AM
Sure! Why not? Then we could petition for another new entry....."Gas Passing". Imagine the years of training that would be required to be an Olympic Gas Passer! I can hear the contestants now....."Ever since I was 5 years old, I've wanted to compete in "Gas Passing" competition. We would need another medal, as Gold, Silver, and Bronze just aren't enough. We would need a Brown medal as kind of a consolation prize.