http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:01 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/10/135540.php#comment-732161 Brian, Nice piece, with a lot of unfortunate truth to it. The biggest thing working against gamers and the industry is that the target audience for those news programs are not gamers. It's the reason you hear politicians from both parties banging away on the same drum. Here's some food for thought: A year or two ago, I was watching a feature on tattoos, and in it they were talking about shifting attitudes toward ink in the workplace. The point being made was that as people with tattoos become the bosses, tattoos become more accepted. Could the same be said of video games in years to come? 732161@blogcritics.org Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/10/135540.php#comment-732070 The msm does not really understand the cognitive experience of gaming, the benefits of games (they can accentuate health and sharpness) and the fact is they may play a role in our evolution as a species, grandiose as that sounds. Early 'games' included hunting and problem solving, requiring the brain skills necessary for survival. Today's games build on this legacy. 732070@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:01:18 EDT