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Hollywood's Depiction of Gamers Getting Better?

Wired is reporting on the Hollywood depiction of games and gamers, and how it has improved (or not) over the years. From the article: "... has Hollywood finally figured out how to realistically depict gaming culture? For years, they've been achingly bad at it. Gamers have long been accustomed to seeing incredibly weird, off-key portrayals in TV and movies. The trouble began with the first wave of TV ads for video games. They'd inevitably portray the player as a spastic in mid-seizure, flailing away on a joystick while jumping and twitching."

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  1. are they getting better? by excalibrax · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are Hollywood games getting better? Or is it games are getting worse in genearl and getting as bad as hollywood games? Or a third option is: Games are getting worse, and hollywood games are getting slightly better, and starting to meet each other in an equilibrium of sukiness