A reminder from the Youth, Sports and Gender (YSG) committee in the KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM) to those that love video games, that you are now regarded as an athlete.
Esport is a form of competition that involves video games. Getting local youth involved, would require sponsorship from companies like Playstation (through Ster-Kinekor), Xbox (through Microsoft), and even local businesses with the help of IT companies in hosting competitions. FIFA video game fans in KDM, would love a Kaiser Chiefs 4 – 1 Manchester United result!
This healthy pastime is a deterrent to the teens and 20-somethings, especially who take to drugs, smoke and drink; which destroys brain cells, happiness and judgement.
Gaming is great for hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, brain elasticity, and promoting complex neural connections, which may prevent memory loss and Alzheimer’s.
The knock on effects are youth obliterating the digital divide, and going on to become the Steve Jobs’, Bill Gates’, Mark Shuttleworths’, and Elon Musk’s of the world taking up computer programming, software engineering, or making the big AAA video game title.
Cllr Vernon Pillay, 15 September 2017, North Coast Courier (letters section)