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ESA Pushing for Gamers to Vote

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-make-it-a-last-man-standing-fps dept.

Grooves writes "The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced the first voter registration drive aimed at gamers, called 'Play for Real: Gamer Voter Drive'. The drive is being managed by the ESA's Video Game Voters Network, an attempt at growing a grassroots community around the issue of games legislation. From the article, 'Lowenstein would like to boost these figures by convincing younger voters that their voice will have an influence over issues they care about, particularly efforts to create new laws restricting video games.'"

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  1. Vote or Die, P-Diddy by neonprimetime · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I bet ya this will fail miserably just like the Vote or Die campaign aimed at youngsters. The vast majority of this age group just don't care enough to vote.

    1. Re:Vote or Die, P-Diddy by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I bet ya this will fail miserably just like the Vote or Die campaign aimed at youngsters.

      Or backfire. The typical voting in gaming is whether or not to boot troublesome players out of the game whereas in politics you vote someone into office that (you think) would be better than (typically) the incumbent you want out.

      Primetime TV game shows perpetuate this (voting someome off the show).

      --
      Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
    2. Re:Vote or Die, P-Diddy by fmobus · · Score: 2, Interesting

      there is a solution

  2. Huh? by MojoBox · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Vote? Based on games? Why? The right would ban GTA because it's violent, the left because it's racist.

    Besides, I've allready joined the "Re-elect Nobody" campaign.