I’m in complete agreement with what The Fluffy Fist has to say. It is desperately time when the UK at least woke up to the idea that games are not just for kids. I don’t think we’d have as much controversy if there was more understanding and acceptance.

Society appears to have a bent perception of video games players which currently remains undefined. Its as though no one really knows who the average player is because there is so much variance. I guess this is why people have found it hard to suggest what the stereotypical gamer is. I myself too am unsure.

by the way, sorry about the paragraphs in my article. it wasn’t meant to be formatted like that. whenever i edit a post the lines just end up disappearing (which is an annoyance); it’s formatted as it should be now, anyway.

Yeah.. I loved the last paragraph. Politicians are really crazy! :)

My thoughts mirror Jason’s. I was also introduced to the world of gaming by my father. We always had the latest gaming console starting with Atari and absolutely nothing has changed since then. My father still games as a matter of fact. He is in his 50s and loves Forza and even dabbles in Halo. He was so excited when Microsoft released their force feedback wheel!

While I don’t encounter the sentiments you discuss in your article from my family, it is certainly there from the general public. And look what Belpers pointed out, many of us participating in this series are in our 30s. It’s awesome. :)

This makes about 4 of these Blog Banter’s I’ve read that have been posted by 30 somethings! Awesome! We must have really good jobs to have this kind of time on our hands.