Quaker2001 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Esports has no Olympic future with violence, Thomas Bach says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/game-paused-as-fans-protest-esports-in-switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 IOC eases off support for esports in Olympics Quote LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has slowed its support for recognizing electronic gaming as a sport. After an Olympic leaders’ meeting on Saturday, the IOC says “discussion about the inclusion of esports/egames as a medal event on the Olympic program is premature.” Enthusiasm has seemed to dim since the IOC hosted a July conference with esports organizers and players. Sports bodies are now advised to “continue to engage with this (gaming) community, whilst at the same time acknowledging that uncertainties remain.” The IOC rules out cooperation with violent games, and suggests virtual and augmented reality could become more popular with young people. “Commercially driven” gaming was also compared unfavorably with “values-based” sports. The IOC says governing bodies will continue meeting gaming industry officials “to explore jointly collaborative projects.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, AustralianFan said: Kirsty Coventry, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032 has strongly hinted at inclusion of virtual sports while speaking to media at a meeting of the Organising Committee in Sydney. This possibility is flagged at around the 01:10 mark in this 7 News report in the Brisbane 2032 thread (p.23). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 This is getting ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 2 hours ago, Anthony said: This is getting ridiculous. Why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 8 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: Why ? The Olympics are getting too big for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, Anthony said: The Olympics are getting too big for themselves. They need to change with the times and sports which are played, especially by the next generations. That includes dropping some sports and introducing new ones. They’re doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, AustralianFan said: They need to change with the times and sports which are played, especially by the next generations. That includes dropping some sports and introducing new ones. They’re doing that. Nah I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 13 minutes ago, Anthony said: Nah I'm good. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 It’s happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AustralianFan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 …. kinda missed these developments on Olympic virtual sports by the IOC over the last few months with the Tokyo and Beijing Games happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 As someone who considers themselves a pretty keen video gamer (and that just shows you it’s not just a “youth” obsession), and as I’ve posted many a time here over the years, I can see some merit in it. But I also can see that it’s a rather large leap to make to think of it as appropriate for the Olympics. It opens up acan of worms - where do we draw the lined then? Poker? Backgammon? Trivia games? I guess while I’d be open to video games in the Olympics, I;m also comfortable to keep the Olympics for the more purely physical pursuits. And for all that e-games get hyped, and there are professional leagues such as Overwatch, I really don’t se that they are such a huge spectator market as many make out, at least outside Korea. The other problem is, it really is tied to professional commercial game development studios. It’s a bit problematic tho tie the Olympics in with corporate game studios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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