“HOW HAS COMPETITIVE GAMING BECOME OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS A PROFESSIONAL SPORT?”

“HOW HAS COMPETITIVE GAMING BECOME OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS A PROFESSIONAL SPORT?”

1. What other sports are recognized as a sport, which requires the same amount of physical energy used in computer gaming?

   • Chess, Poker
   • Is it essential for sport classifications to require some sort of physicality?
   • Is a sport that favors more strategy rather than physicality still a sport?

2. Is participating in video game sports prospective, (is it worth becoming an eSports player?)

   • Should players involved in eSports be considered as athletes?
   • All have several competitive tournaments held by major brands such as Redbull, Logitech, ETC (sponsors)
     • How much money is involved in the prizepool of a tournament?

3. In what ways will this influence future generations?

   • Is esports a negative influence among our future generation?
     • Could this potentially lead to less physical activities which in turn can lead to unhealthier lifestyles that lack fitness?
     • Overall, will eSports become a calamity among our youth?
   • Could eSports potentially stimulate economies in our future, (hired attraction venues for tournament hosting, tourism, etc.)

4. What is a sport?

   • Do these video game sports have ethical standards like many sports?
   • Are official classifications of sport not correct compared to what public opinions say

5. Who recognizes it as a sport and who doesn't?

   • Which nations?
     • The debate around the classification of eSports
       • Two parties: eSports Pro vs Anti-eSports
   • Is public opinion a big factor of who calls what a sport?