A movement among dedicated gamers that wants to bring video games to the Olympics. Spurred on by the Global Gaming League, they are appealing to the International Olympic Committee to allow video games as an Olympic sport has begun. Already in China, the Global Gaming League will host a digital gaming competition in Shenghai and they may host the Olympic logo during the event. Jonathan Wendell, who goes by the name "Fatality," is a well-known champion in gaming competitions. He strongly believes that video games should be part of the Olympics. To him, video gaming requires a lot of athletic skills. "The hand eye reflex, the strategy, knowing how to win..there's a clock in the game" Jonathan says. "I played football, baseball, and all the skills I learnt I use in gaming."

In fact, Jonathan says that he used gaming to improve certain skills that other sports failed to provide, such as stamina. As oppose to current Olympic games that only stretch a few hours, the video game tournaments last a few days. "I don't think you have to be athletic but you have to have intense hand eye coordination and have timing and math ."

The issues of what makes a sport have been around long before video games. Chess is an intense game which many have considered a sport. So would the Olympics committee handle the video gamers push to become recognized? Bruce Kit, a former Olympic athlete and a professor from the University of Toronto says that it probably wouldn't be positively. He believes the Olympics is for intense physicality "the same skills and stamina come out of bridge, chess, darts and there are may other games people want to put on the Olympic program -it's already crowded- you can only accommodate so many games and athletes." He also believes that kids are better off going outside for physical activity and the Olympic movement would not want to showcase something that goes against that. Jonathan disagrees with Kits notion of gamers, "The pro gamers if you look at them today they're pretty well fit. You'd think the stereotypical gamer would be fat, glasses, and pimples, ..that's all changed they're all stronger and fit. I think PC gaming is a future for sports."

If you look at the Olympics and say that it's about bringing cultures together then video games is one of them. There are many low-activity games that are in the Olympics that are reserved to only a few cultures, such as Curling. If the objective is to bring nations and cultures together through a game, then video games do that. Kits still maintains that "it's just not logistically possible to accommodate all the activities that fit the Olympic movement." Jonathan disagrees, "I have fans all over the world that don't speak English, fans in China.. PC gaming is the next sport for the 21st century.