Recently, on Industry Gamers, ECA president Hal Halpin posted an article in which he explained the need for gamers and the industry to step up and break the negative stereotypes that surround gaming. Entitled Perception is Everything, it does a great job of laying out the need to not just sit back and let people say what they want about us and our chosen hobby (or profession). Instead of just passively listening to people say that we're all fat and lazy and violent because we play games, the blog talks about standing up for ourselves as gamers.
The full interview can be read here: [url]http://www.thegrumblygamer.com/[/url]