does video games fall into sports?

[autumnsleep]

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lets say warcraft or counterstrike... naa naman jud mga tournaments ani nga mga games. would you consider these as sports?

[DREAMWERXS]

bitaw sa... ma consider ba kaha ni og sports?

horse riding - warcraft
car racing - need for speed
shooting - counter strike

[abuot]

Wikipedia defines sports as:

.. an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

well, video gaming is governed by a set of rules or customs and is often engaged in competitively.
if you play video games you use your hands in clicking or pressing the mouse, keyboard or controller so it utilizes the physical capabilities of the competitor as determiner of the outcome. And of course it should be under the mind sports because the mental acuity are major factors

So yeah,it should fall into sports :mrgreen:

[Kujaw]

well sa korea they even consider this as profession....asa ka ana profesional player ka sa Starcraft ug countersrike...