If Ping-Pong is Sports, Cyber-Gaming should also be Sports
UPDATE: Check out the video of me and a friend raising awareness for this cause.
This afternoon, my friend tried to convince me that cyber-gaming should be an athletic sports. I say, why not? If a ridiculous game like ping-pong can be considered sports, computer gaming should be as well!
- You might argue that computer gaming is fun.
But isn’t ping-pong fun? Isn’t basketball? Isn’t any other sports? The only sports I can think of that isn’t fun is running marathons, but then again, some people get a high from that.
How two men convinced us that their playing ping-pong is really sports
- You might say that people move a lot in those activities.
Well, every sports require a different level of physical activity. If you ask a badminton player, he will probably tell you, ping-pong players are slobs who hardly move at all. If you ask a ping-pong player, he will probably tell you, cyber-gamers are slobs who hardly move at all!
Who are we to be so high-and-mighty and decide just how much movement is enough to be considered as sports?
Besides, have you considered the level of fitness needed to sit upright for hours and click on the mouse and the keyboard until your fingers are sore? Unlike casual gamers (and casual ping-pong players), professional cyber-athletes are genuinely fit.
- You then say, gamers skip school to play games.
Oh? So gamers’ attitudes must change. Make cyber-gaming a legitimate sports. Teach our cyber-gamers the discipline and tenacity that is required to succeed. I bet the sexiness of cyber-gaming will slightly fall as well. *grin*
Now, Singapore’s top cyber-athletes who have won the National Finals are not supported to compete at the cyber-olympics a.k.a. WCG Global Championship in Germany
What should you do? You should help cyber-gaming be legitimized as sports so that future cyber-athletes can proudly win medals for the country.
Start by supporting the cyber-athletes who have already qualified to compete in Germany - blog about the sad situation of cyber-gaming in Singapore and donate your money to their cause.
Support them because otherwise, this kitty will be sad, 
and this doggy will cry.
Help SCOGA raise funds to send Singapore’s top cyber-athletes win medals at the WCG Global Championship. We have very little time left, there is only two weeks to gather enough money to fly these athletes to Germany!
Images from http://allposters.com
UPDATE: Check out the video of me and a friend raising awareness for this cause.
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