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Video game players and the industry as a whole are getting a pretty bad rap lately, and nothing demonstrated that as readily as the wave of anti-gaming sentiment that followed Monday's VT tragedy, despite there being no evidence of games even being a regular part of the shooter's life at all. It is outrageous.
Gaming community group Empire Arcadia in New York shares my outrage, and is organizing the Fellowship of the Gamers, a rally to be held in Manhattan's Bryant Park on May 5th at 1PM. Gamers are encouraged to come "protest, morn and show how real gamers play videogames peacefully and responsibly." Would be nice if we knew how to spell 'mourn' too, but this is not a time to nitpick.
The rally could serve to display gamers as something more than solitary shut-ins obsessed with their electronic entertainment devices. Even if that falls through, it'll still be an excellent place to trade Pokemon.
Empire Arcadia: Gamers Unite [MySpace event page via GamePolitics]
