Comments on: Video Games: Write the Presidential Candidates http://www.nerfbat.com/2008/04/30/video-games-write-the-presidential-candidates/ Game design, development, and industry commentary by MMO Game Designer Ryan Shwayder. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ryan Shwayder http://www.nerfbat.com/2008/04/30/video-games-write-the-presidential-candidates/#comment-76049 Ryan Shwayder Thu, 01 May 2008 18:52:14 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/?p=497#comment-76049 The voting constituency of 18+ gamers is getting bigger every year. They'll eventually have to change themselves because of the people who can vote for them. Most people 30 and below pretty much grew up with video games, so there's already a pretty big chunk of voters whose votes can be swayed away from politicians who are anti-games. The voting constituency of 18+ gamers is getting bigger every year. They’ll eventually have to change themselves because of the people who can vote for them. Most people 30 and below pretty much grew up with video games, so there’s already a pretty big chunk of voters whose votes can be swayed away from politicians who are anti-games.

]]> By: Matt http://www.nerfbat.com/2008/04/30/video-games-write-the-presidential-candidates/#comment-76048 Matt Thu, 01 May 2008 15:19:50 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/?p=497#comment-76048 It never hurts to write your elected officials. I say this as someone who is in receipt of a lot of issue-oriented letters. Now sure, some lawmakers will blow them off, but enough correspondence on a certain subject does make staffers and even the elected officials take notice. It also doesn't hurt to state your case as an adult gamer. Unfortunately, when elected officials think video games they think kids. They look at protecting kids from anything as being good. They need to realize there is a voting constituency of those 18 and over that is still huge gamers. We view those games as an example of freedom of speech and even art. I think our generation will be the first generation of adult gamers that will play until they can't play anymore. Our elected officials need to know that. It never hurts to write your elected officials. I say this as someone who is in receipt of a lot of issue-oriented letters. Now sure, some lawmakers will blow them off, but enough correspondence on a certain subject does make staffers and even the elected officials take notice.

It also doesn’t hurt to state your case as an adult gamer. Unfortunately, when elected officials think video games they think kids. They look at protecting kids from anything as being good. They need to realize there is a voting constituency of those 18 and over that is still huge gamers. We view those games as an example of freedom of speech and even art. I think our generation will be the first generation of adult gamers that will play until they can’t play anymore. Our elected officials need to know that.

]]> By: Jason http://www.nerfbat.com/2008/04/30/video-games-write-the-presidential-candidates/#comment-76020 Jason Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/?p=497#comment-76020 When I have previously written to my congressman about legislation on gaming, I got back a form letter assuring me that he would do everything in his power to protect our children from the danger that video games represented. When I have previously written to my congressman about legislation on gaming, I got back a form letter assuring me that he would do everything in his power to protect our children from the danger that video games represented.

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