The IOC thinks eSports are too violent for the Olympics, but traditional sports are violent too
- Written by Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
Violence is often accepted as a intrinsic part of sports.Shutterstock
If you were a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would you allow professional video gaming (also known as eSports) as a new Olympic Games event? That’s exactly what the committee is considering right now.
You might think that the IOC’s hesitancy to...