A little vindication is always nice...

[pam123]

"Gamers are everywhere and they're everyone. They are your friends, neighbors, co-workers, relatives, and kids, they lead responsible and caring lives, balancing their enjoyment of interactive entertainment with many other activities important to a well-rounded lifestyle," said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the ESA, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers. "Indeed, those who continue to portray the game population as single-minded loafers are living in their own fantasy world."




The rest of the story is here : http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050111/115500_1.html

[Darth Revan]

Yeah, I got detention like ten times in middle school for reading during class, and yes I am also a Keeper for my highschool varsity and JV teams. # hr. practice a day.

And yes Gaming is another fun thing to do. (HL2, CS, Jedi Academy, Battlefront, Rayman 3)

[spyder003]

I'll stick with the single-minded loafer stereotype.

Funny thing is, the hardcore gamers (30+ hrs/week) probably never leave their basement long enough to take the survey.

[Darth Revan]

Yeah I never thought about that spyder. Hmmmmm I wonder how true that is...