Should video games be considered a sport?

[Sim_card]

Video game cannot be considered as sport because it doesn't not really have that physical activity features. Sport are physical activities that we engage ourselves on so that we can enjoy the pleasure. We only move our fingers when playing video games and one needs the skill to win. Sport is not for one person to participate in but in video game, only one person can play it. All these reasons put together makes video games not sport.

[Agbe]

Video game cannot be considered as sport because it doesn't not really have that physical activity features. Sport are physical activities that we engage ourselves on so that we can enjoy the pleasure. We only move our fingers when playing video games and one needs the skill to win. Sport is not for one person to participate in but in video game, only one person can play it. All these reasons put together makes video games not sport.

First of all what is video game? And if you understand video, is using pads to play football in you computer or mobile phone is video or virtual games? And from my research about video game, sport is a video game. Because there are pictures showing on the screen for you to see with their motion activities. So I don't see why user here would say that sport is not a video. Do you play football with radio?  No but in the computer with joystick and other pads to navigate the characters on the screen. When we answer we should think of it very well before answering  and we should not just dash into because plenty people are saying yes. Check their  comments and think of it before making our contribution. As for me I see sport as a video game.

[robelneo]

Video games should not be a sport. First sport require physical activity, moving your hand all day and starring at screen is not a sport.

It's a different kind of sport it is a mind sport like chess and scramble

Speed reading, computer programming, gaming e-Sports (which is a new term used for all video games based competitions), spelling bee, and geographic bee, all fall under the mind sports category.

Mind Sports

Anything that has competition and for a competitor to excel he needs to practice and exert great efforts like they do in physical sports, mind sports can be considered sports with a different category, all the elements of sports are here it is just mind sports only the mind and analysis are involved.

[goaldot]

I think "competitions" is a much better term for it. The same way there are chess competitions.

I agree with you. It supposed to be called competition not sports. In sports you have to exercise your body. But video games, only what you do is stay at a place focus your eyes on the screen and move around your hands. I disagree to call video games sports.