Gamepolitics.com: A one week study

http://www.gamepolitics.com/ is a politics and video game blog that I have been following for a week. Being very easy to follow, the blog focuses on the daily ongoings of the government and the video game industry. Updates are made on a daily basis telling its readers on the rise of video game regulations not only in the U.S. but in the rest of the world.

The main readers of this blog are gamers who are social conscious and are concerned of possible government intervention in the video game industry. With the inclusion of pictures, each post in the blog tells its readers various issues that surround government intervention due to video game violence. There are times that certain posts make some amusing anecdotes about video game foes. Not only this the blog inform, but it also entertains by having a sense of humor at times.

The blog is presented by the Entertainment Consumers Association, an advocacy group that "serves the needs of those who play computer and video games." The relationship between the ECA and the Gamepolitics blog tells that they are for video game advocacy and are against any form of government intervention and regulation. The blog also includes links to organizations that support video game advocacy and other electronic based mediums.

After each post is made, it is very interesting to see the comments of its readers. While the comments vary from being articulate to profane, one thing is certain is that video gamers that view this site are passionate about this medium. There is a stigma that video gamers are mostly kids, but that is not true. The comments from this blog show that current video gamers are older and are politically aware.

One thing for certain from this blog is that video game advocacy is on the rise because of it being a multi-billion dollar industry and its users are protective of it's rights. Non-video gamers who read this blog will question the rise of government regulation with possible First Amendment violations. They will understand that video games are under the same scrutiny that books, movies, and music went through in the past and present.