What is eSports? A look at an explosive billion-dollar industry

My girlfriend doesn’t like that I’m a gamer.

My best friend I bond over both being gamers.

There’s 1 million dollars up for grabs in the lottery.

We know who the champion is, but second place is still up for grabs.

There was tangible excitement in the stadium as we waited to see who would win the world cup.

There are tangible benefits to exercising regularly.

The Olympics recently sanctioned several athletes over their use of performance enhancing drugs.

The US recently put sanctions on Chinese government officials for human rights abuses.

His hopes of going to medical school were dashed by his poor grades.

I’ve had too much screen time recently and need to spend more time in nature.

I want to monitor my child’s screen time to ensure they don’t get addicted to TV and video games.

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

Do you play video games? Have you ever played competitively, against friends or professionally?

Have you ever watched E-Sports? If so, describe the event. Did you enjoy watching?

Do you think that E-Sports should be considered “sports”? And do you think that the International Olympic Committee has treated E-Sports reasonably?

What do you think of China’s decision to include “professional gamer” as a legitimate job title? 

What do you see as the biggest barrier to more people accepting E-Sports as legitimate?

What do you think of predictions that E-Sports will continue growing rapidly?

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