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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. Huh? by Daxster · · Score: 5, Funny

    They'd inevitably portray the player as a spastic in mid-seizure, flailing away on a joystick while jumping and twitching.

    Wait wait wait....are the slashdot editors telling us that that isn't normal? Crap.

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  2. true heroes by m487396 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    None better gamers than Shaun and his buddy Ed!

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/