This house believes "Video Games Be Considered a Sport"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------Round Two----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some reasons why Video games should be a sport: It actually does require physical skill because you need fast reaction times, muscle memory, and excessive movement. With these factors, it is very competitive. There is a difference between casual, fun games and competitive hard games. It has a major league, that broadcasts live streams of competitions and such, just like any conventional sport. Some may argue that whether something is a sport or not is dictated by whether it induces physical activity. Well, it turns out that more and more virtual reality games are coming out online and in stores, and are requiring gamers to move to control game characters (Such as ingress or Xbox Kinect or the Nintendo Switch). With a new digitized age starting, many conventional sports may be virtualized and turned into games. It is as sport of the mind, similar to chess which many people consider a sport. It is more physically demanding then you would think. You must be able process that situation and react in a limited time. It can challenge your mind and that now in 2016 HTC VR (virtual reality set with hand movement) is out you have to use you body to play a video game. It can also be great exercise too, that means that you will have to practice so you understand how it works. Those who would love to play sports but can"t due to physical conditions (for example, someone in a wheelchair) would be able to partake in a sporting event by playing video games. Right now people watch other people play sports on TV (baseball, football, etc.), so why would watching someone play in a video games tournament be any different? Besides that point, there are already tournaments for big money values and contracts being signed for video game teams now, all that is needed is the government say so that it is officially a sport. Just like any other athletic endeavor, it requires tremendous skill and strategy. It can be played individually or on a team. And serious eSports athletes train for months on end, displaying strong mental focus, quick reaction time, and extreme dedication as they compete. Let's see how big Video games (or E-sports) really are: "In 10 years' time, it will be as big as NHL," leading gamer Olof Kajbjer tells CNN. This was a statement made at Early 2016, and now in early 2017, it has been proved to be FALSE. Can you guess why? It is because of the fact that NHL averages 378 thousand viewers as of 2016 and an average attendance of 18,000 and, though the current number of fans is unknown, as of 2008, NHL claims to have 50 million fans. However, in a survey in 2014, hockey (NHL) and basketball (NBA) were a close 6th and 5th respectively, and the 2016 statistics of Basketball (NBA) was 400 Million fans, so we'll take that as a reference point. In 2016, E-sports had a following of 292 million, and it had actually gone from 204 million to 292 million between 2014 and 2016 -- a 43% increase in just two years and it's projected to exceed 427 million around the world by 2019! That means that in just 2 years it will exceed NBA which exceeds NHL! Furthermore, the E-sport Revenue is expected to smash $1 billion by 2019. It's also worth noting eSports participants now qualify for a US p-1 Visa, henceforth reserved for professional athletes -- "a watershed moment," according to Dustin Beck, vice-president of eSports at Riot Games. This means that professional gamers have already been started to be recognized as professional athletes in the US, and therefore means that authorities around US have started to consider granting Video games the status of "Sports" and not just "E-sports". Now, Con will probably counter me by saying that you need to physically strain yourself or at least move around for something to qualify as a sport, but then what about chess? Con will probably say that for chess you need to think strategically, but you have to think strategically in video games as well! Furthermore, many Video games such as one on the Nintendo Switch require you to be alert a active! And at that point I rest my case