The article linked under "Is e-sports and an actual sport" covers all opinions on whether or not it is. But the real question is, how has e-sports allowed for human evolution? As a believer in e-sports, the shenanigans that occur in online computer games only adds to strategy. The 10% gimps in super smash bro's happens for a reason, and those reasons originate from the strategy that each player develops for their play style. So to answer the question, yes, e-sports is an actual sport. Except, rather exercising physical development to help human evolution, e-sports exercises the mind and logical thinking. As stated in the article, "some scientists now believe certain computer games might give a better indication of exceptional intelligence than chess."
So basically, participating in e-sports makes ya smurter. ggwp
gimp: In super smash bros, each player tries to deal as much damage as possible before knocking the opponent off the stage. This damage is represented as a percentage. For example, it is easier for someone to lose a life at 100% rather 10%. To gimp someone, means to knock your opponent off stage at a low percentage. Usually demonstrated by precise inputs on the controller as well as "hard reads." Which means to guess what the person is going to do next.
ggwp: good game well played
smurter: smarter
ya: you
Dirs, Ben. "Is Computer Gaming Really a Sport?" BBC IWonder. Bbc.co.uk. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zygq2hv>.
I think it is really cool that you are creating a magazine about video games since it is creative and appeals to a huge target audience. I am also an avid Super Smash Bros. player and can see myself reading this magazine. From all of your blog posts, I can certainly tell that you have an interest in this topic, you are very knowledgeable in what you are discussing, and you have conducted thorough research to help guide you through this creation process. Although I like that you are letting your voice shine through your blog posts, I feel that you may want to be careful not to include too many acronyms because it may overwhelm or confuse the reader, especially if he or she does not fall within your target audience for your magazine. In this post, I did like how you explained some of the technical language, and I feel that you should continue to do so in this manner. Perhaps, you may want to think of even putting a number next to the word or acronym, like a footnote, which is done in other pieces of writing such as in Wikipedia and scientific articles, because it helps the reader understand and follow your blog post, regardless of whether or not they have background knowledge on the topic. Nevertheless, I would like to see sketches, photographs, or some sort of layout as to how to the magazine would look like. I am looking forward to see how it comes out!
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