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eSports Now a Part of College Athletics

Posted by Soulskill on from the finally-a-use-for-the-big-ten-network dept.

jyosim writes: The University of Cincinnati hosted what was possibly the largest-ever collegiate video-game tournament last weekend. At the university, the League of Legends club has become an official club sport, just like rugby or rowing. "What's happening with college e-sports right now is that we're seeing a formalization and institutionalization of what's always been present," said T.L. Taylor, a professor of comparative media studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  1. Re:Games are not Sports by epyT-R · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So do fps like quake or UT. You need fine motor skill and discipline to play those at any decent level. Doesn't mean they're considered sports. I think the sport vs game discussion is more about ego and self importance than anything else. Chess is considered a sport, too, and it does not require significant hand/eye coordination.

  2. Re:eSports again...I give up.. by shigutso · · Score: 3, Insightful

    > the cheerleaders will still not care. ;-)

    But the Korean cheerleaders will care. A lot :-)